Apr 19
Silver Spring, MD-One year later, America’s leading zoos and aquariums are continuing rehabilitation and research efforts to help wildlife impacted by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.
“Many zoos and aquariums have animal rescue and rehabilitation programs in place, and their trained personnel and existing infrastructure have been essential for the continuing oil spill response,” said Dr. Paul Boyle, Senior Vice President of Conservation and Education at the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA). “Accredited zoos and aquariums have unique expertise with animals and they continue to support the care and welfare of wildlife in danger from impacts like the oil spill.”
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Apr 19
North Carolina has the opportunity to increase the economic impact of fishery management to the entire state with a single bill – H.B. 353, a bill to make striped bass, red drum and speckled trout gamefish.
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Apr 19
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Fish Habitat Action Plan (www.fishhabitat.org) has unveiled the 2011 10 “Waters to Watch” list, a collection of rivers, streams, estuaries , watershed systems and shores that will benefit from strategic conservation efforts to protect, restore or enhance their current condition.
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Apr 19
Washington, DC – The National Fish Habitat Board (www.fishhabitat.org ) has released a first-of-its-kind status of fish habitats in the United States report as envisioned in the National Fish Habitat Action Plan, an effort to protect, restore and enhance our nation’s aquatic habitats. The report titled THROUGH A FISH’S EYE: The Status of Fish Habitats In The United States 2010 summarizes the results of an unprecedented, nationwide assessment of the human effects on fish habitat in the rivers and estuaries of the United States.
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Apr 19
Starting this Earth Day, April 22, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will launch a series of 50 stories for 50 consecutive weekdays that will explore the many ways accelerating climate change is impacting or may impact fish and wildlife across America. No geographic region is immune.
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Apr 19
WHAT: Boater Chris Ingram of Eclectic, Ala., caught a five-bass limit weighing 21 pounds, 15 ounces April 16 to win $4,000 in the BFL Bama Division tournament on Lay Lake. He was running grass using a black jig to haul in his catch.
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Apr 19
WHAT: Boater David Millsaps of Ranger, Ga., caught a five-bass limit weighing 15 pounds April 16 to win $4,119 in the BFL Bulldog Division tournament on Lake Sinclair. He was using spinnerbaits in stained water about 3 to 5 feet deep.
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Apr 19
WHAT: Boater Brandon Medlock of Lake Placid, Fla., caught a five-bass limit weighing 20 pounds, 9 ounces, April 16 to win $4,199 in the BFL Gator Division tournament on Lake Toho. He was fishing in pencil weeds with a Medlock Double-guard jig near the Kissimmee River to haul in his catch.
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Apr 19
WHAT: Boater Joel Trovillion of Grantsburg, Ill., caught a five-bass limit weighing 18 pounds, 3 ounces, April 16 to win $5,426 in the BFL LBL Division tournament on Kentucky/Barkley lakes. He was using crankbaits to haul in his catch.
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Apr 19
WHAT: Boater Doyle Epperson of Nancy, Ky., caught a five-bass limit weighing 19 pounds, 4 ounces, April 16 to win $4,046 in the BFL Mountain Division tournament on Lake Cumberland. He was fishing with swimbaits on the main lake to haul in is catch.
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Apr 19
WHAT: Boater Keith Kirby of Gaffney, S.C., caught a five-bass limit weighing 16 pounds, 11 ounces, April 16 to win $4,244 in the BFL North Carolina Division tournament on Lake Wylie. He was using crankbaits to catch his limit.
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Apr 19
PUNTA GORDA, Fla. – The Guy Harvey Ultimate Shark Challenge Tournament and Festival returns to Southwest Florida by making its Punta Gorda, Fla., debut May 13 – 15, 2011, at Laishley Park. The tournament, hosted by Laishley Crab House (www.laishleycrabhouse.com), combines the allure of competitive big-game sport fishing with cutting-edge science, practical conservation principles and informative entertainment. It is quickly becoming an industry leader and model for the next generation of shark-release tournaments. Teams will be competing for $15,000 in cash and prizes as they fish Charlotte Harbor and the Gulf of Mexico.
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Apr 19
Jimmy Houston, billed as America’s favorite fisherman, will be the featured speaker at the Resurrection Breakfast from 8:30 to 11 a.m. Saturday at the R&L Banquet Center, 781 Fifth Ave.
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Apr 19
“Everything just seemed to be on our side. No matter what we did, it seemed like we couldn’t go wrong!” They won the guaranteed 1st place purse of $20,000 in this incredible 109% payback event.
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Apr 19
Mark Yuasa covers fishing and outdoors in the Pacific Northwest. A Seattle native, Mark is a lifelong angler who grew up near the banks of Lake Washington, and has been covering fishing and outdoors for more than 19 years for The Seattle Times.
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