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Recently BTT and our conservation partner Deep Water Cay Lodge (DWC) launched an experimental bonefish tag and recapture rewards program to help draw attention to the Bahamas bonefish tagging program. The program was designed to […]
For more than two decades, trucks pulled into the seafood-processing houses of the Eastern Shore and the Northern Neck each winter, packed with oysters from Louisiana. Maryland and Virginia shuckers needed product to feed their […]
The regional council charged with sustainably managing fishing in New England will grapple this week with the alarming decline of one of the region’s most important fish species, cod. Once so bountiful that it built […]
A fisherman landed a state record-breaking catch last month in Delaware, the state Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control confirmed Wednesday. David Walker, of Boothwyn, Pa., reeled in the 17.1-pound sheepshead from a boat […]
Commercial catches for several varieties of seafood have decreased since the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in 2010, Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries officials said. Since the oil spill, the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries […]
For years, striped bass were a textbook example of successful fishery management. After a dramatic population crash in the early 1980s, a painful harvest moratorium was put in place. As hoped, the population rebounded. By […]
Like these reviews, I can’t say enough GREAT things about Jim (the owner) and the entire Blue Sky crew. Jim called me minutes after I submitted my online email inquiry and we communicated throughout […]
Hundreds of pounds of spat, or baby Oysters were taken Sunday from the Haskin Shellfish Laboratory where they had been growing in mud flats and relocated to artificial reefs along the Delaware Bay shore. The […]
A Warrenton, Oregon, charter boat captain pleaded guilty and was sentenced earlier this month for harvesting federally protected wild coho salmon on charter trips with sport fishing clients. The year-long investigation by federal and state […]
The Pacific Northwest is a vast area home to 119 plant and animal species that are federally listed as threatened or endangered, including populations of Pacific salmon. Salmon will swim hundreds of miles upstream past […]
Scientists across NOAA Fisheries are watching a persistent expanse of exceptionally warm water spanning the Gulf of Alaska that could send reverberations through the marine food web. The warm expanse appeared about a year ago […]
Proposed Rule for Requirements Related to Approved Vessel Monitoring System Units. As part of NOAA’s Vessel Monitoring System Program, some commercial fishermen operating in federal fisheries are required to carry and operate onboard mobile transceiver […]
IT’S enough to make a surfer cringe – a massive shark swimming nearby and you’re completely unaware. This picture was taken on the Central Coast on September 17 at Killcare by drone pilot Tom Caska. It […]
“Wow! Look at that…This is unbelievable!” Those words became a familiar refrain for Dave Packer and colleagues during a July 23-August 6 deep-sea coral cruise in the Gulf of Maine aboard the 76-foot research vessel Connecticut. […]
There is a small Japanese town with a very dark secret: every year from September to February, the town opens up dolphin hunting season. Nearly one thousand dolphins will meet their demise in this one […]
A leading cause of death and serious injury for large whales (i.e., North Atlantic right, humpback fin and minke whales) is entanglement in fishing gear. The whales can get entangled in the vertical lines, which […]
Caught and tagged off Ocean City, Maryland and named for an Ohio elementary school, a fast tracking, young mako shark, dubbed “St. Marys”, is visiting the waters off Halifax. The five-and-a-half-foot juvenile male shark is […]
Warming water temperatures due to climate change could expand the range of many native species of tropical fish, including the invasive and poisonous lionfish, according to a study of 40 species along rocky and artificial […]
AFW Gaffs feature a sturdy aluminum shaft, strong stainless steel offset hook, and non-slip foam grips. These gaffs are easy to maneuver, quick in the water, compact, and easy to stow on your boat. The […]
At a Sept. 10 meeting in Kissimmee, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) acted to prohibit lionfish aquaculture. Lionfish are an invasive species that have a negative impact on native fish and habitat. […]
If you want to protect a species, you have to know where it is. That can be difficult in the ocean, where animals are often hidden beneath the waves. To find out where ocean animals […]
When fishing columnist Rip Cunningham read the latest assessment of the rapidly deteriorating condition of New England’s cod stocks, he wrote, “Can you spell ‘real disaster’?” The updated numbers from the regional fisheries science center […]
Cape Code Times First Reported -Whale conservationists are taking their campaign to the boaters.”North Atlantic Right Whales Need Your Help!” aluminum signs will be printed and ready for distribution next week, according to fishery biologist […]
There has been a major struggle going on to prevent the destruction of one of America’s most productive sea grass flats. This fight between watermen and government, a war to save an Indian River Lagoon […]
Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve has entered into a research partnership with the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) to conduct a long-term study of a mangrove die-off area near Goodland. USGS awarded funding to this […]
Keeping up with fishery management issues can be a fulltime job these days. One species or another, in one region of the country or another is constantly under the pressure of data collection for resource […]
Think your favorite fishing spot is safe from ever being closed down? Think again. Even though recreational fishing poses no threat to the sustainability of the region’s marine resources, President Obama could permanently close a […]
Seattle Times Reported First: A few state records were officially verified this summer by state Fish and Wildlife. David Hickman of Richland broke the tiger muskie record with a 37.88 pound fish he caught July […]
Dallas News Reported First: To the International Game Fish Association, Gillian Ricks may qualify as a small fry, but she sure caught a big fish — a pending world record for a female angler her […]
Wahoo are one of my favorite fish to catch in blue water. They’re fast, they’re mean, they get pretty darn big and they’re really good to eat, so there’s not a lot not to like […]
NOAA announced today it will afford Endangered Species Act protections to 20 coral species. All 20 species will be listed as threatened, none as endangered. Fifteen of the newly listed species occur in the Indo-Pacific […]
NOAA’s National Marine Fisheries Service (NOAA Fisheries) is announcing $4.7 million in grants through the Species Recovery Grant Program. This grant money will fund continuing multi-year awards as well as new awards for fiscal year […]
Grind TV Reported 1st: 50-pound wahoo landed by Eric Kim off Southern California is thought to be the first genuine catch of the species in U.S. Pacific Coast waters. Of all the rare sightings and […]
Seems no matter where you fish in the coastal waters of the world, there is a flatfish of one species or another available to anglers. In the United States, if we start in New England […]
4th Annual Lionfish Bash Results Are In: 276 Invasive Lionfish Removed from Bimini Ecosystem. Fun Family Fishing Event Raises Funds for Spinal Injury Victims. South Bimini, Bahamas – Bimini Sands Resort & Marina on South […]
An interstate striped bass management board approved changes to coast-wide striped bass regulations meant to return fishing mortality rates and the spawning stock biomass back to established reference points. The proposed changes will soon enter […]
A great story featured on the NC Sun Journal: A new state record fish was landed in North Carolina recently. According to news reports, Frank Dalli of Wake Forest, N.C. caught a 49-pound, 1.6-ounce crevalle […]
My family has a reunion every 5 years at a resort overlooking the inter-coastal waterway at Indian Rocks Beach Florida. Today is a bustling place with nightlife, an operating marina and boat traffic passing by […]
Anglers will get an entire week of fishing in before entering their prize catches. The Anglers Meeting and Kick-off will be held Friday evening, October 10th at Harry Goodes Outdoor Shop at the southwest end […]
Through the month of August, NOAA Fisheries is asking for responses to a survey designed to collect your feedback on the FishWatch.gov website. Take the Survey » Your responses to this survey will be kept […]
“When assisting a marine animal that may need help, our first step is to observe the situation. If the animal is exhibiting natural behavior, human intervention may not be necessary. We want to minimize needless […]
A multi-partner coalition including the Texas Parks and Wildlife (TPW) Foundation yesterday announced the purchase of the 17,351-acre Powderhorn Ranch along the Texas coast in Calhoun County. The acquisition will conserve a spectacular piece of […]
Anglers are anxiously waiting the arrival of Sept. 1 when Florida’s recreational snook harvest opens statewide. Plan ahead by purchasing a snook permit as well as a recreational saltwater license. Both are required to harvest […]
As international and domestic collectors continue to propel the wildlife art market, artist Stanley Meltzoff has been garnering increased attention. Meltzoff (1917-2006) has long been known as the world’s premier painter of saltwater gamefish. Private collectors […]
A new method for detecting oil degradation in the water long after the spill has disappeared from the surface provides another tool for researchers studying long-term environmental impacts. Xinping Hu, Assistant Professor of Chemistry at […]
Three anglers recently completed a rare and perhaps unprecedented feat when each landed an opah on the same day aboard a San Diego-based boat fishing in Mexican waters. Opah, also referred to as moonfish, are […]
See or catch a lionfish? Report it. That’s what many lionfish hunters have been doing, thanks to the new Report Florida Lionfish app. Released to the public May 28, the app has been downloaded by […]
American shad showed up in Virginia tributaries in their strongest numbers in years this spring, but their struggles on the Susquehanna River continued as biologists reported the lowest-ever shad count at the Conowingo Dam. In […]
See a lionfish in the wild? Report it using the new Report Florida Lionfish app. Lionfish are an invasive species, negatively impacting Florida’s reefs and wildlife. The new Report Florida Lionfish app includes educational information […]
An international angling group should stop awarding weight-based world records for fish species threatened with extinction, researchers argue in a new study. The awards encourage the killing of the heaviest, most fecund fish, the scientists […]
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