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Lake Sturgeon Egg Take a Success
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Lake Sturgeon Egg Take a Success

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the Red Lake Nation and the White Earth Nation recently completed a lake sturgeon egg take operation along the Rainy River in Minnesota. In previous years, lake sturgeon eggs were sourced through Rainy River First Nations in Ontario, Canada. The sturgeon eggs are...

Wildlife Conservation Board Funds Environmental Improvement And Acquisition Projects
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Wildlife Conservation Board Funds Environmental Improvement And Acquisition Projects

At its May 25, 2023, quarterly meeting, the Wildlife Conservation Board (WCB) approved approximately $83.15 million in grants to help restore and protect fish and wildlife habitat throughout California and, in some cases, provide new and improved public access, recreational and educational opportunities. Among the 28 projects approved, the WCB provided a $24 million grant...

SkipperScience Partnership Launches Nushagak King Salmon Mapping Project
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SkipperScience Partnership Launches Nushagak King Salmon Mapping Project

DILLINGHAM – The SkipperScience Partnership, Bristol Bay Regional Seafood Development Association (BBRSDA), and the University of Washington are expanding on the groundbreaking SkipperScience citizen science program to help fishery managers and researchers better understand migration patterns of Nushagak River Chinook salmon across both time and space. The program could improve understanding of Chinook salmon escapement...

ACFHP Seeking Nominations for the 2023 Melissa Laser Fish Habitat Conservation Award
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ACFHP Seeking Nominations for the 2023 Melissa Laser Fish Habitat Conservation Award

The Melissa Laser Fish Habitat Conservation Award is bestowed by the Atlantic Coastal Fish Habitat Partnership upon individuals deemed to further the conservation, protection, restoration, and enhancement of habitat for native Atlantic coastal, estuarine-dependent, and diadromous fishes in a unique or extraordinary manner. The award was established in memory of Dr. Melissa Laser who passed...

Wild Trout Streams in Need of Conservation Status Update
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Wild Trout Streams in Need of Conservation Status Update

Four times each year, the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission proposes streams to be added to the Wild Trout and Class A lists. Right now, there are nine Wild Trout streams that represent the best of our best waters. Those eligible for protection during this comment period include streams that are well-known to local anglers, such as...

Three California Species Supported by Tribal Wildlife Grants
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Three California Species Supported by Tribal Wildlife Grants

People have lived in California for thousands of years, inhabiting the vast terrain from coastal wetlands to old growth forests and arid deserts. Before the land was dotted with buildings and etched with freeways, Indigenous people developed deep cultural connections with native wildlife. Native species provide more than just subsistence for Indigenous people; they also...

Celebrating IGFA Day 2023: Habits for Habitats
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Celebrating IGFA Day 2023: Habits for Habitats

Held annually on The International Game Fish Association’s (IGFA) anniversary of June 7th, IGFA Day is a global celebration of recreational anglers and their conservation efforts worldwide. In 2023, the IGFA is proud to announce Habits for Habitats, a new initiative focused on cleaning and restoring game fish habitats to remind the international angling community...

Celebrating the People and Partnerships Saving Sacramento River Winter-Run Chinook Salmon
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Celebrating the People and Partnerships Saving Sacramento River Winter-Run Chinook Salmon

What’s it like to work every day to save a species? NOAA Fisheries is working to recover five West Coast Species in the Spotlight. They are among nine species nationally that NOAA Fisheries has identified as facing a high risk of extinction, and where concerted recovery actions can make the difference. Many of the species once...

Restoring Habitats for River Herring has Broad Social and Environmental Benefits
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Restoring Habitats for River Herring has Broad Social and Environmental Benefits

River herring (alewife and blueback herring) reproduce and spend their first several months in lakes, rivers, and estuaries before migrating to the ocean where they grow and mature into adults. They support both marine and freshwater food webs from the Atlantic coast of Canada to the St. Johns River in Florida. However, their populations declined substantially in the...