The National Marine Fisheries Service is considering whether the spring-run and fall-run Chinook salmon that occupy the rivers of Northern California and southern Oregon are genetically distinct. The decision has huge implications for fish populations as the number of spring-run Chinook salmon has plunged to such depths it would almost certainly result in a listing...
SOUTHEAST: FLORIDA KEYS Despite the economic value of the recreational permit fishery in Florida and the wider Caribbean, there has never been a stock assessment, and even basic data are lacking, such as fishing effort, harvest, habitat use, migration patterns, age structure, growth rates. In 2019, the AFFTA Fisheries Fund gave a grant to the...
As a reminder, the deadline to submit public comments on the Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Commercial/Recreational Allocation Amendment is Tuesday, March 16, 2021. The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council and the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission are developing this joint amendment to consider adjusting the allocations of catch or landings between the commercial...
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Thanks to a legendary run of strong walleye hatches dating back to 2015 and accelerating in 2018, there are plenty of fish in Lake Erie for anglers to catch this spring, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife. “Ohio’s portion of Lake Erie, better known as...
Next time you’re fishing along the Gulf coast, you may notice shoreside samplers using a new tool to collect information about your fishing trip. For years, field interviewers from Florida to Mississippi used paper forms to collect catch data from recreational anglers returning from saltwater fishing trips. Now, they’re using tablets to make data...
Nearly 100 percent of the red snapper sampled in the Gulf of Mexico over a six-year period by University of South Florida (USF) marine scientists showed evidence of liver damage, according to a study reported in Aquatic Toxicology. The study is the first to correlate the concentration of crude oil found in the workhorses of...
Anglers are reminded that northern pike are nonnative to Southcentral Alaska waters and you can help by harvesting them. Have you been wondering how to best target northern pike in Southcentral Alaska? If so, you won’t want to miss this! The Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G), Division of Sport Fish, will be hosting...
In February 2021, the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Southeast Region, Fish & Aquatic Conservation (FAC) program stocked 444,650 rainbow, brook, and brown trout, weighing 124,129 pounds in Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky, Tennessee, and Oklahoma. These fish fulfilled mitigation obligations and provided recreational fishing opportunities across the southeast. In addition, Erwin National Fish Hatchery shipped 777,816...
DNREC will host a virtual Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) hearing to get public comment on the Public Information Document (PID) for Draft Amendment 7 to the Atlantic Striped Bass Fishery Management Plan (FMP) on Tuesday, March 16 from 6 to 8 PM. You can find the Public Information Document and information on the...
The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council will host a meeting of its Coastal Migratory Advisory Panel (AP) via webinar. The meeting will be held on Wednesday, March 24, 2021, from 9:00 am to 5:30 pm, EDT. The panel will address the following: Cobia: The AP will hear the results of the SEDAR 28: Gulf...