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MDNR Says Earlier Bass Season Good For Michigan
By editor on Apr 17, 2014 | In Legislation, Closures, MI Dept of Natural Resources, Species related, Fisheries Management, Fishing | Send feedback »
At the March 20, 2014 Michigan Senate Outdoor Recreation and Tourism Committee hearing on Senate Bill 869 (SB 869), Michigan Department of Natural Resources (MDNR) Legislative Liaison Trevor VanDyke stated the MDNR fully supports eliminating the existing bass season limits from state law because recent science has proven that some of their concerns they have had in the past are no longer as large of a concern and giving flexibility to the Natural Resources Commission (NRC) to set an earlier season will be good for everyone in Michigan.
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Army Corps Will Accelerate Efforts to Stop Carp
By editor on May 10, 2012 | In Legislation, Invasive Species, US Federal Government, Species related | Send feedback »
Army Corps Announces Today that it Will Act Years ahead of Schedule
U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow and Congressman Dave Camp, sponsors of legislation to speed up the creation of a plan to protect the Great Lakes from Asian carp, today welcomed the Army Corps of Engineers announcement to accelerate its efforts to block the damaging invasive species. Following the introduction of Senator Stabenow and Congressman Camp's legislation, the Army Corps has now announced that it will complete a set of options for permanent barriers to stop Asian carp and other invasive species in 2013, years ahead of schedule.
Lake Michigan Round Goby To Be Targeted By Underwater Cannon
By editor on Dec 30, 2011 | In Invasive Species, Species related, Fisheries Management | Send feedback »
AP News on Huffpost
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — Scientists want to know if an underwater cannon can protect valuable Great Lakes fish from a greedy predator.
The round goby (GOH'-bee) is an exotic species that hangs around spawning beds, gobbling up eggs of native varieties such as lake trout and whitefish that are important to the fishing industry. Read complete story on Huffingtonpost.com
Shocking Report Warns Of Mass Extinction From Current Rate Of Marine Distress
By editor on Jun 22, 2011 | In Conservation, Environment, Species related, Pollution, Global Warming, Fisheries Management, Fishing | Send feedback »
From Huffington Post
State Of The Ocean
If the current actions contributing to a multifaceted degradation of the world's oceans aren't curbed, a mass extinction unlike anything human history has ever seen is coming, an expert panel of scientists warns in an alarming new report.
Bass Anglers We Need Your HELP for New York Bass Season
By editor on Jun 21, 2011 | In Closures, Species related, Fisheries Management, Fishing, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation | Send feedback »
Courtesy of Barb Elliott, Salt City Bassmasters
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. And by all accounts bass anglers have thoroughly enjoyed the increased opportunities and bass populations have been sustainable.
New Law Allows Culling In Wisconsin
By editor on May 27, 2011 | In Legislation, Species related, Fisheries Management, B.A.S.S. Conservation, Wi Dept of Natural Resources | Send feedback »
B.A.S.S. News
OKAUCHEE, Wis. — Wisconsin has joined the rest of the United States in permitting the practice of “culling” bass. Gov. Scott Walker signed the Wisconsin “culling bill” into law during ceremonies at the Golden Mast Inn Restaurant, located on the shores of Okauchee Lake, one of Wisconsin’s most popular bass tournament lakes.
Has overfishing ended? Top US scientist says yes
By editor on Jan 8, 2011 | In Conservation, Threatened Species, Species related, Fisheries Management | Send feedback »
From WLNS.com
By JAY LINDSAY, Associated Press
BOSTON (AP) - For the first time in at least a century, U.S. fishermen won't take too much of any species from the sea, one of the nation's top fishery scientists says.
The projected end of overfishing comes during a turbulent fishing year that's seen New England fishermen switch to a radically new management system. But scientist Steve Murawski said that for the first time in written fishing history, which goes back to 1900, "As far as we know, we've hit the right levels, which is a milestone." Read entire story on WLNS.com
Massive Fish Kill in the Chesapeake Bay; Is American Wildlife Cursed?
By editor on Jan 5, 2011 | In Environment, Species related | 1 feedback »
From Aol News SURGE DESK
Yelena Shuster Contributor
Maybe it's time to start storing those emergency food rations.
Hundreds of thousands of small fish have died in Maryland's Chesapeake Bay. This marks the fourth reported incident of mass wildlife death in the past week -- but at least this one has a simple explanation.
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