Tweet NOAA Fisheries’ John Moran reaches with a pole to cut a line entangling a humpback whale in Dutch Harbor, Alaska. Credit: NOAA The foundation of responding to entangled whales is the on-water community. NOAA’s Alaska Marine Mammal Stranding Network … Continue reading →
Tweet Tony Borges in wheelhouse of Sao Paulo For 200 days of each of the past 44 years, Tony Borges has been setting out from New Bedford, Massachusetts in search of groundfish, fluke, and squid. That’s roughly 8,800 days for … Continue reading →
Tweet Coastal net pens off the coast of Maine. Credit: NOAA. Imagine you could draw a box anywhere in the ocean and instantly decide whether it might be a suitable site for aquaculture. Thanks to a new tool, OceanReports, aquaculture … Continue reading →
Tweet American lobster is Canada’s most valuable fishery. U.S. and Canadian researchers have developed a new tool that incorporates projected changes in ocean climate onto specific fishery management areas. Now fishermen, resource managers, and policy-makers can use it to plan for … Continue reading →
Tweet LITTLE ROCK — Just about every hunter carries a smartphone in the woods now. Not only does it provide a connection to the world in case of emergencies. It also can be used as your official license holder … Continue reading →
Tweet DEC launched a new online survey to gain public opinion on several options developed by the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) to address striped bass overfishing. The ASMFC also released a Draft Addendum VI (PDF) that addresses striped bass overfishing. DEC’s … Continue reading →
Tweet AUSTIN – When gearing up for hunting and fishing this fall, be sure to include two items from the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department that won’t take up any more space and offer access to a world of resources: … Continue reading →
Tweet What’s on the list? The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) regularly updates the state infested waters list, which includes Minnesota lakes and rivers containing certain aquatic invasive species. If you harvest bait, fish commercially, or divert or take water … Continue reading →
Tweet Navigate rivers, parks, forests, and trails using DNR Geospatial PDFs (“GeoPDFs”) on your mobile device, and see exactly where you are at all times. No internet connection or cell service needed!* Download the Avenza app on your device, find the map for … Continue reading →
Tweet Anglers, if you have not yet used the DNR LakeFinder, check it out! LakeFinder includes this and more: Details about 4,500 fishing lakes Fish population information Stocking reports Contour lake maps Fish consumption advisories Special fishing regulations Desktop and mobile versions. You … Continue reading →
Tweet Gulf anglers take action to collect their own fisheries data: Learn how on this June 10 webinar Information: Many anglers have asked for a way to share catch information with FWC electronically on a smartphone or tablet. The Angler Action … Continue reading →
Tweet Can’t make it to the water as often as you’d like? You can still pretend with WRD’s new fish filter on Facebook. To access the filter, open the camera feature on Facebook, search for our filter, hold up a fist, … Continue reading →
Tweet DWR launches new interactive fishing website. SALT LAKE CITY — If you enjoy fishing in Utah’s beautiful outdoors but aren’t quite sure where to fish, now you can easily find out what anglers are saying about each local waterbody. … Continue reading →
Tweet New tools guide efforts to help wildlife get around Introducing the Tools of CHANJ! The Endangered and Nongame Species Program’s Connecting Habitat Across New Jersey (CHANJ) Team is proud to release two major tools to help make our fragmented … Continue reading →
Tweet LITTLE ROCK – The Information Network of Arkansas announced the recently redesigned Arkansas Game and Fish Commission mobile app won a Platinum AVA Digital Award in the Government App for Citizens category. This award recognizes outstanding work in the … Continue reading →
Tweet Technology and Birds Have trouble putting down your smartphone? Have no fear – technology is a great resource for birding! With field guide, listing and identification apps, it has never been easier to go birding. Everyone has a preferred … Continue reading →
Tweet LITTLE ROCK – The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission completed a major revision to its long-standing mobile app last week to catch up with recent changes to the AGFC’s licensing and checking procedures. “Our app was originally developed in … Continue reading →
Tweet ODFW will launch a new modernized electronic licensing system (ELS) on Dec. 1 for the sale of 2019 licenses and tags. Customers will be able to: Buy license/tags online at MyODFW.com Carry documents and tag animal/fish with app on … Continue reading →
Tweet AUSTIN—In 2019, it will be easier than ever to plan day and overnight visits to Texas State Parks thanks to improvements in the online reservation system. The new features will allow visitors to reserve a specific campsite, buy day passes in … Continue reading →
Tweet We are excited to share that our website has recently undergone a significant update and has a new look. Many of you may have already seen it, but if not, you can check it out by visiting. This undertaking … Continue reading →
