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Inland Waterway Bass Fishing Closure Defeated
ByDan Kimmel November 7, 2025November 7, 2025

Yesterday at the Natural Resources Commission meeting in Lansing, science prevailed thanks to many, many persons who took the time to write in, and especially those who showed up to speak before the Commission on Commissioner Walters’ amendment to close bass fishing on the Inland Waterway and Black Lake from May 1 until the third Saturday in June.

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Closures | Conservation | Fisheries Management | Fishing related | Legislation | MI Department of Natural Resources | Species related

MDNR Says Earlier Bass Season Good For Michigan
Byeditor April 17, 2014August 5, 2023

At the March 20, 2014 Michigan Senate Outdoor Recreation and Tourism Committee hearing on Senate Bill 869, Michigan Department of Natural Resources Legislative Liaison Trevor VanDyke stated the MDNR fully supports eliminating the existing bass season limits from state law because recent science

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Closures | Conservation | Fisheries Management | Fishing related | NY State Dept of Environmental Conservation | Species related

Bass Anglers We Need Your HELP for New York Bass Season
Byeditor June 21, 2011August 5, 2023

The NYS DEC is considering possible regulation changes to increase catch and release bass fishing opportunities. As you should know it has been an extremely long process to get to where we are with the current regulations.

Read More Bass Anglers We Need Your HELP for New York Bass Season
Closures | Conservation | Endangered Species | Land Management | Species related

UN nature meeting agrees on land, ocean protection
Byeditor October 30, 2010

Representatives to a U.N. conference on biodiversity agreed early Saturday to expand protected areas on land and at sea in the hopes of slowing the rate of extinction of the world’s animals and plants and preventing further damage to its ecosystems.

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Closures | Conservation | Planning | Threatened Species

Commission proposes limited commercial whale hunts
Byeditor May 2, 2010

Japan cautiously welcomed an International Whaling Commission proposal that would effectively allow commercial whaling for the first time in 25 years

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Closures | Conservation | Legislation

Internet Fuels Threats to Rare Species
Byeditor March 22, 2010

The Internet has emerged as one of the greatest threats to rare species, fueling the illegal wildlife trade and making it easier to buy everything from live baby lions to wine made from tiger bones, conservationists said Sunday.

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Closures | Conservation | Legislation | Planning

Japan leading charge against bluefin ban
Byeditor March 18, 2010

Opposition grew Wednesday against a proposal to ban the export of Atlantic bluefin tuna, with several Arab countries joining Japan in arguing it would hurt poor fishing nations and wasn’t scientifically justified.

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Closures | Conservation | Invasive Species | Land Management | Legislation | US Federal Government

48 Hawaii-only species given endangered listing
Byeditor March 13, 2010

Wildlife officials lauded Washington’s “holistic approach” to conservation in Hawaii after the Obama administration declared 48 species as endangered and announced plans to set aside more than 40 square miles on Kauai

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Closures | Conservation | Planning | US Federal Government

Bluefin tuna tops CITES conference agenda in Doha
Byeditor March 13, 2010August 5, 2023

A contentious battle between Asia and the West over the fate of the Atlantic bluefin tuna prized by sushi lovers overshadowed a United Nations conference that opened Saturday in the Gulf state of Qatar.

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Closures | Conservation | Legislation

TBF National Conservation Director Mark Gintert Updates on New Weigh In Method, NOAA
Byeditor November 7, 2009

Last week I had the great opportunity to attend the Florida Bass Federation State Tournament and I saw a rather unique weigh-in procedure that I thought went very well especially from a conservation standpoint.

Read More TBF National Conservation Director Mark Gintert Updates on New Weigh In Method, NOAA
Cleanup | Closures | Conservation | Environment

MDNR Closes Kalamazoo River Between Penn Central Railroad Crossing and Plainwell
Byeditor July 22, 2009August 5, 2023

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources today announced that a one-mile stretch of the Kalamazoo River between the Penn Central Railroad Crossing and the Plainwell No. 2 Dam will be closed to public access starting Saturday, Aug. 1.

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Closures

Inland Waterway Bass Fishing Closure Defeated

Commission proposes limited commercial whale hunts

Internet Fuels Threats to Rare Species

Japan leading charge against bluefin ban

48 Hawaii-only species given endangered listing

Bluefin tuna tops CITES conference agenda in Doha

TBF National Conservation Director Mark Gintert Updates on New Weigh In Method, NOAA

MDNR Closes Kalamazoo River Between Penn Central Railroad Crossing and Plainwell

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