In June, the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) introduced a proposal for new or expanded hunting and fishing opportunities at 74 national wildlife refuges and 15 national fish hatcheries managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) across … Continued
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and NOAA Fisheries have released a new final recovery plan for endangered Atlantic salmon. The only remaining populations of this species in the USA occur in Maine. The recovery plan guides the species’ recovery, … Continued
The Baitfish Primer, a key guide from Fisheries and Oceans Canada that allows recreational fishers to identify legal and illegal live bait, is now available as a mobile app. The new app allows fish harvesters to take the guide with … Continued
New Year’s Day (January 1) marked the opening of the 2019 Nova Scotia winter fishing season. Nova Scotia freshwater lakes open for winter offer opportunities for brook and rainbow trout, white and yellow perch, and chain pickerel. The Department of … Continued
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) Inland Fisheries Hatchery Program, in cooperation with the USFWS Natchitoches National Fish Hatchery, the City of Shreveport’s Cross Lake Fish Hatchery, and Rockefeller Refuge, stocked over 8 million fish into 59 waterbodies … Continued