Are Longlines Headed Back to Protected Waters?
The latest attempt by NOAA Fisheries to introduce longline gear back into closed Gulf and Atlantic waters via Amendment 15.
The latest attempt by NOAA Fisheries to introduce longline gear back into closed Gulf and Atlantic waters via Amendment 15.
Commercial trawl bycatch is decimating Alaska’s king salmon and halibut.
Anglers remain skeptical as fisheries managers grapple with red snapper bycatch mortality.
Gulf of Mexico’s rigs make great artificial reefs. Let’s keep that valuable fish habitat in the water.
A temporary rule pushes back opening day to September 1.
Catch and release ensures that fish populations remain healthy.
Protecting our reefs is key to the health of game fish.
Besides providing surprisingly good fishing, isolated wetlands such as ponds and marshes excel at catching pollution.
Idaho fisheries biologists are encouraged by the increased number of far-migrating spawning salmon on this historic river.
University of Hawaii researchers say that nursery protection is critical.
Industrial fishing giant strikes out twice as it breaks the rules in the Chesapeake Bay
Proposal would limit removals to 63 million pounds from state waters.
The latest attempt by NOAA Fisheries to introduce longline gear back into closed Gulf and Atlantic waters via Amendment 15.
Commercial trawl bycatch is decimating Alaska’s king salmon and halibut.
Anglers remain skeptical as fisheries managers grapple with red snapper bycatch mortality.
Gulf of Mexico’s rigs make great artificial reefs. Let’s keep that valuable fish habitat in the water.
A temporary rule pushes back opening day to September 1.
Catch and release ensures that fish populations remain healthy.
Protecting our reefs is key to the health of game fish.
Besides providing surprisingly good fishing, isolated wetlands such as ponds and marshes excel at catching pollution.
Idaho fisheries biologists are encouraged by the increased number of far-migrating spawning salmon on this historic river.
University of Hawaii researchers say that nursery protection is critical.
Industrial fishing giant strikes out twice as it breaks the rules in the Chesapeake Bay
Proposal would limit removals to 63 million pounds from state waters.
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