Tweet In conjunction with the National Park Service, the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources earlier this month stocked about 1,200 individual mussels into the Green River within Mammoth Cave National Park in southcentral Kentucky, in order to restore … Continue reading →
TweetSome of Washington’s most popular hunting seasons get underway in October, when hunters take to the field for deer, elk, ducks, geese, and other game birds. Meanwhile, anglers are catching salmon in areas of Puget Sound, while razor clam digs … Continue reading →
Tweet Oysters grow at a Washington oyster farm in “flip bags” at low tide. High tide submerges the bags and floats attached to each one raise them in the water column. Photo by Northwest Fisheries Science Center. The underwater video … Continue reading →
TweetYesterday, the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission voted to allow oyster leases to be renewed by mail for the 2020-2021 lease renewal period. As has occurred in past years, oyster leases may also be renewed in person at the Louisiana … Continue reading →
Tweet Though small in size, the juvie mussels (far left, compared to adults on right) are big finds. (Matt Rowe/DNR) Good news for rare freshwater mussels is, well, rare. But one south Georgia creek is providing some. While checking a … Continue reading →
Tweetn the event of another hurricane, major rain event, or pollution spill, shellfish beds may be temporarily closed by the South Carolina Department of Health & Environmental Control (DHEC). It is important for harvesters to check with DHEC to verify whether … Continue reading →
TweetWDFW announces 39 digs through December; 4 days of approved razor clam digs start Sept. 16 Abundant razor clams provide ‘digging while distancing’ opportunities along 58 miles of coastal beaches OLYMPIA – Shellfish managers have scheduled 39 razor clam digs … Continue reading →
Tweet DEC regulates closures for shellfish harvesting based on a variety of factors including: a year-round water quality program that determines regulatory closures, recording rainfall accumulation to establish emergency rainfall closures, marine biotoxin monitoring in mussels and shellfish to identify toxins in the water, and annual temporary … Continue reading →
TweetCAMP is working with the Wisconsin DNR to identify rare populations of Endangered Spectaclecase mussel in the St. Croix and Mississippi rivers. Very little is known about Spectaclecase distribution due to their unique habitat preferences. They live in very dense … Continue reading →
Tweet 2020 oyster season overview map. For Immediate Release September 3, 2020 The Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission set the 2020-2021 oyster season based on the annual oyster stock assessment provided by the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries biologists … Continue reading →
Tweet A mission dating back decades finally became a reality in 2016 when the Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund provided funding to create a laboratory-based propagation facility, CAMP – The Center for Aquatic Mollusk Programs. Over the last 4 … Continue reading →
Tweet Nearly $170,000 will support habitat restoration projects in Alaska, Washington, California, and Virginia. Round ray swims in eelgrass habitat. Photo: Marjorie Howard. NOAA is funding four projects that will enhance recreational fisheries engagement and restore habitat through the coastal National … Continue reading →
TweetIn 2019, researchers at the University of Minnesota discovered and named a new mussel species, the Canary Kingshell, for its vibrant yellow color. They chose to give the new mussel the scientific name Lampsilis sietmani to honor Bernard Sietman, a Malacologist at … Continue reading →
Tweet Clams, oysters, and other bivalve shellfish are ‘filter feeders’; they feed on plankton and microorganisms strained from the water column. Due to their feeding technique, they also will take in any particles and contaminants present in the water. Naturally occurring bacteria found in New York’s marine … Continue reading →
Tweet In 2016, FWRI researchers began a 10-year project to restore bay scallops to self-sustaining levels in Florida’s Panhandle. The project is funded by restoration money set aside after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill and is intended to increase recreational fishing opportunities … Continue reading →
TweetNew Zealand mudsnails were detected at Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks’ Bluewater Fish Hatchery on Tuesday, Aug. 18. This is the first time FWP has detected mudsnails in a state fish hatchery. The Bluewater Fish Hatchery, located near Bridger in … Continue reading →
TweetAUSTIN- The oyster mariculture industry is open for business. This new industry on the Texas coast allows people to lease public waters to grow and harvest oysters commercially. You can now apply for permits and start the process of opening … Continue reading →
TweetClamming, and most crabbing, remains closed to nonresidents Clamming and mussel harvest along the entire Oregon coast remains closed to nonresidents. Crabbing is open to nonresidents only from Cape Falcon (between Seaside and Tillamook) south to the OR/CA border. Halibut fishing opens … Continue reading →
TweetRecreational bay scallop season for Gulf County (including all of St. Joseph Bay) opens Aug.16 and will remain open through Sept. 24. This region includes all state waters from the Mexico Beach Canal in Bay County to the westernmost point of St. … Continue reading →
Tweet A new study projects that climate change will pose management challenges for two commercially important species — American lobster and sea scallop — as suitable habitats move farther north. American lobster is one of the highest value fishery in … Continue reading →
