Aug 09

Horseshoe Crab Board Approves Addendum VI Provisions of Addendum V Extended While Development of ARM Framework Continues

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Alexandria, VA – The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s Horseshoe Crab Management Board approved Addendum VI to the Interstate Fishery Management Plan for Horseshoe Crab. The Addendum extends the provisions of Addendum V through April 30, 2013, while the Adaptive Resource Management (ARM) Framework is further developed and long-term funding is secured to support the horseshoe crab monitoring program that the ARM Framework is dependent upon.

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Aug 09

Commission hears comments on crab, adopts migratory waterfowl seasons

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OLYMPIA – Recreational and commercial crabbers shared their views on the management of Dungeness crab fisheries in Puget Sound during the Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission meeting Aug. 6-7 in Olympia.

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Aug 09

Endangered Species Updates

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Mexican Wolf Reintroduction Project News
Monthly Status Report: July 1-31, 2010
The following is a summary of Mexican Wolf Reintroduction Project activities in Arizona on the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests (ASNF) and Fort Apache Indian Reservation (FAIR) and in New Mexico on the Apache National Forest (ANF) and Gila National Forest (GNF). Non-tribal lands involved in this Project are collectively known as the Blue Range Wolf Recovery Area (BRWRA).

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Aug 09

WILDLIFE HERITAGE FOUNDATION OF NH ANNOUNCES $44,000 IN 2010 GRANT AWARDS

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CONCORD, N.H. — The Wildlife Heritage Foundation of New Hampshire has granted the following awards so far in 2010, totaling $44,000 in support of various New Hampshire Fish and Game Department projects:

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Aug 09

DOW LANDOWNER VOUCHER MEETING IN PUEBLO

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PUEBLO, Colo. — The Colorado Division of Wildlife will hold a meeting in Pueblo to give the public an opportunity to discuss ways to improve the Landowner Voucher Program.
The landowner voucher program allocates hunting licenses to landowners who own at least 160 acres.

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Aug 09

Hilltoppers, Inc. partners with Frontier and Lake Tansi for bass fishing tournament benefit

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Hilltoppers, Inc. has planned its first bass fishing tournament for Saturday, Sept.

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Aug 09

Washington Tuna Classic generates good catches out of Westport | Reel Time Fishing Northwest

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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 18 years for The Seattle Times.

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Aug 09

Lobstering alive and well in N.J.

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By Mike Newall NEPTUNE, N.J. – In the gray dawn, Joe Horvath, a New Jersey lobsterman for four decades, boarded his 40-foot Downeaster, the Baby Doll, which was tied to a splintered dock near the mouth of the Shark River.

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Aug 09

Chain O’ Lakes State Park in Albion, Indiana

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Beautiful rolling hills and scenic bogs alongside a chain of 11 lakes make up this Indiana attraction .

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Aug 09

One hundred youngsters fish C-Quarters tourney

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Fish Florida sponsored the sixth Annual C-Quarters Youth Fishing Tournament, in Carrabelle, on Saturday, July 24.

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Aug 09

An unforgettable fishing experience

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FISHING is something that did not interest me until recently. Before this, waiting for the bait to be snapped was a total waste of my precious time.

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Aug 08

Catch Mangrove Snapper on the Florida Keys

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Lots of people travel to the Florida Keys for a fishing vacation. Some bring their own boat while others opt to rent one when they arrive. However they arrive, they all want one thing – to catch fish.
Catch Mangrove Snapper on the Florida Keys originally appeared on About.com Saltwater Fishing on Monday, August 9th, 2010 at 05:38:55.
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Aug 08

Suspected Northern Snakehead fish caught in Ontario

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There are fears a potential threat to the Great Lakes ecosystem has found its way into Canadian waters, after an Ontario woman landed what may be a vicious, invasive species of fish.

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Aug 08

Another sportfishing vessel attacked off Costa Rica

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Helicopter drops explosive devices as Venezuela tuna seiner threatens tourists; tenth attack in past two years
GARZA, Costa Rica and FT. LAUDERDALE, Florida, USA — A U.S. based world fisheries conservation association is demanding disciplinary action after the attack by a commercial Venezuelan tuna purse seining vessel and its helicopter on a sportfishing boat off the coast of Costa Rica.

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Aug 08

Fishing for answers on the South Carolina coast

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ISLE OF PALMS, S.C. – I saw a poster at a bookstore not far from this sun-splashed corner of the Deep South with a message that kept pinging in my mind these past few days as the family ventured far from the desert for its annual trek to the beaches of South Carolina.

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