Bill to Help Enhance Fish Habitat Conservation
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Bill to Help Enhance Fish Habitat Conservation

The recreational fishing industry today expressed its appreciation to Rep. Rob Wittman (R-Va.) for introducing H.R. 6660, the National Fish Habitat Conservation Through Partnerships Act. This legislation will authorize a national program to conserve, restore […]

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Historical Maps Accurately Identify Fish Habitat

  NOAA Fisheries scientists used modern acoustic technology to successfully verify the accuracy of old (1924-2003) maps of the Alaska sea floor and validate their use in managing sustainable fisheries.  Data from spring and summer […]

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Lake Austin habitat improvement project

Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) is partnering with Texas Tournament Zone (TTZ) and the City of Austin Parks and Recreation Department and Watershed Protection to install fish habitat structures assembled out of brush into […]

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Environmentalists Expect Anglers to Pay

First, environmental groups and their allies in California state government ignored science, chose to follow a United Nations model, and closed off vast areas for sport fishing through establishment of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs). Now […]

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New Habitat Reaches Higher

The much needed ability to reach higher in the water column with artificial fish habitat has been un-locked with the new HighRise Habitat with Vertical UpRiseTM from Fishiding.com. This balancing act between weight, height, leverage […]

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Fish Habitat Legislation Introduced in U.S. Senate

Sen. Ben Cardin (D-Md.) and Sen. Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) introduced S. 2080 the National Fish Habitat Conservation Act (NFHCA). The bipartisan legislation authorizes the National Fish Habitat Action Plan (NFHAP) – an unprecedented national partnership […]

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Divers Push For Wazee Lake Upgrades

Reported first by the Jackson County Chronicle:Local officials are looking to move ahead with underwater additions to Wazee Lake to create more interest in diving. Jackson County’s forestry and parks committee has given the OK […]

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Fish Habitat Management

All aspects of fish habitat are important and beneficial when it comes to fisheries management. From vegetation and structure to water quality, it’s important to take every aspect of your aquatic ecosystem into consideration. Structural […]

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Fish Need Good Habitat

“Each fish occupies its preferred niche in the ecosystem. The environmental conditions of that space define the fish’s preference at each life stage….water temperature, depth, salinity, flow, bottom type, prey availability, annual cycles and much […]