Noreen Clough Returns As B.A.S.S. Conservation Director
By editor on Jan 12, 2011 | In Conservation, B.A.S.S. Conservation | Send feedback »
B.A.S.S. News
CELEBRATION, Fla. — Noreen Clough, a highly respected and experienced leader in conservation and natural resource organizations, has been named B.A.S.S. conservation director, the organization announced today.
B.A.S.S. Backs Wildlife Federations Coastal Restoration Efforts
By editor on Jan 12, 2011 | In Conservation, Environment, Land Management, B.A.S.S. Conservation, National Wildlife Federation, Wetlands | Send feedback »
BASS News
The 2011 Bassmaster Classic, to be held Feb. 18-20 in New Orleans, will showcase more than 50 of the world’s best bass anglers. It will also draw attention to important efforts to revitalize what the National Wildlife Federation calls a “Vanishing Paradise.”
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
NOAA-led Research Team Takes Measure of the Variability of the Atmosphere’s Self-Cleaning Capacity
By editor on Jan 8, 2011 | In Environment, US Federal Government, NOAA, Pollution, Global Warming | Send feedback »
From NOAA News
Scientists will be better able to predict future pollution levels in the Earth's atmosphere
New analysis published online today in the journal Science shows that global levels of the hydroxyl radical, a critical player in atmospheric chemistry, do not vary much from year to year. Levels of hydroxyl, which help clear the atmosphere of many hazardous air pollutants and some important greenhouse gases — but not carbon dioxide — dip and rise by only a few percent every year; not by up to 25 percent, as was once estimated.
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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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Sportfishing Industry Applauds Legislation Preventing Ban on Fishing Tackle
By editor on Nov 5, 2010 | In Conservation, Legislation, Environment, US Federal Government | Send feedback »
American Sportfishing Association news
Senator Lincoln Introduces Crucial Legislation to Prevent Unwarranted and Costly Federal Bans on Fishing Tackle
Alexandria, VA – September 29, 2010 – The sportfishing community thanks Senator Blanche Lincoln (D-AR) for introducing S.3850, legislation which seeks to prevent an overarching federal ban on lead in recreational fishing tackle; a move that could have a significant economic impact on anglers and the recreational fishing industry.
Sportfishing Industry Applauds EPA’s Decision to Reject Lead Ban Petition
By editor on Nov 5, 2010 | In Conservation, Legislation, Environment, US Federal Government | Send feedback »
American Sportfishing Association News
America’s anglers triumph over unwarranted petition to ban lead in fishing tackle
Alexandria, VA – November 4, 2010 – The sportfishing community commends the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson for its decision to reject a sweeping petition to ban lead in all fishing tackle. The petition, which was submitted on August 3, 2010, by the Center for Biological Diversity and four other groups, requested that EPA ban all lead in all fishing tackle on all U.S. waters.
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Lead ban denied by EPA
By editor on Nov 5, 2010 | In Conservation, Legislation, Environment, US Federal Government | Send feedback »
From Bassmaster Conservation
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The angling public and the fishing industry once again have beaten back an attempt to ban the manufacture and sale of fishing tackle containing lead.
This time around, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) denied a petition by the Center for Biological Diversity and four other groups. Read full story on Bassmaster Conservation