Did you know that the feisty rainbow trout dancing on the end of your fishing line was most likely hatchery raised?
Each year, the Arizona Game and Fish Department stocks more than 3 million fish for anglers to catch in approximately 160 of Arizona’s lakes, rivers and streams – mostly rainbow, Apache, brook, and cutthroat trout, [...]
November 6, 2008 | Posted in
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NOAA’s Fisheries Service is seeking comments through Nov. 13 on its proposed authorization for Navy training exercises off the coast of Southern California . The NOAA proposal includes protective measures designed to minimize effects on marine mammals. The Navy has requested an authorization under the Marine Mammal Protection Act, because the mid-frequency sound generated by [...]
October 20, 2008 | Posted in
Saltwater Fishing |
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Hunting and trapping regulatory issues being discussed
Richmond, VA — This month, sportsmen interested in discussing hunting and trapping issues are having their first opportunities of many to influence the next round of changes to the regulations that govern their sports. Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries (VDGIF) Wildlife Division biologists are holding their first [...]
September 16, 2008 | Posted in
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OLYMPIA – The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) is inviting hunters, conservation groups and the general public to help shape state hunting seasons for 2009-11.
Through July 13, WDFW will accept public comments on issues ranging from general hunting hours to mule deer seasons. A questionnaire on those issues is posted on the department’s [...]
June 26, 2008 | Posted in
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Salem, Ore. — The Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission today directed ODFW to implement temporary fishing rules for coastal fall chinook salmon, and at the same time to consider modifications to original staff proposals.
Department staff will reevaluate bag limit and area closure options for the Coos River/Bay and Isthmus Slough fisheries based on public comments [...]
June 10, 2008 | Posted in
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The Colorado Division of Wildlife (DOW) will hold two public meetings to gather public comments on the Georgetown bighorn sheep herd (S32).
June 30, 2008 ? 7:00 PM, Georgetown Community Center, 613 6th Street, Georgetown.
July 7, 2008 ? 7:00 PM, Hunter Education Building, 6060 Broadway, Denver.
?The Georgetown herd is a high-profile group of animals that many [...]
June 9, 2008 | Posted in
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NOAA’s Fisheries Service is proposing that East Coast trap/pot fishermen get six additional months to switch from floating to sinking groundline, a conversion that will help reduce the risk of entangling large whales in fishing gear.
NOAA is proposing the extension to ensure all crab and fish trap/pot operations, which are newly required to use modified [...]
June 4, 2008 | Posted in
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The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is seeking public comments until June 13 on lake vegetation management plans for Caribou and Nichols lakes, which are located near Duluth in St. Louis County.
The draft plans and comment forms are available on the DNR Web site at: http://www.mndnr.gov/areas/fisheries/duluth/reports.html
Draft plans are also available for review at the [...]
May 29, 2008 | Posted in
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Due to a technical problem that has been corrected, the Pennsylvania Game Commission is extending the deadline to submit public input on a draft fisher management plan, which can be reviewed on the agency’s website (www.pgc.state.pa.us), to June 11. A link to the “Draft Fisher Management Plan” in the center of the homepage.
“We are seeking [...]
May 28, 2008 | Posted in
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OLYMPIA – The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) is accepting public comments on the scope and direction of a new management plan currently being developed for Puget Sound rockfish.
The management plan, scheduled for completion in early 2009, will provide a framework for new strategies in areas including fisheries, enforcement, monitoring and education to [...]
May 28, 2008 | Posted in
Fishing Reports |
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