Tweet Weldon Dam on the Penobscot River in Maine. Photo courtesy Brookfield Renewable Power NOAA Fisheries Atlantic salmon researchers have found that Atlantic salmon abundance can increase as more young fish and returning adults survive their encounters with dams. Also, … 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 →
Tweet Anglers fish for highly migratory species from the rocky shores of New England to the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea. HMS fishing is important to the cultural, social, and economic life of Atlantic coastal … Continue reading →
TweetNOTICE Regulations implementing the Multi-State Possession Program for Summer Flounder were approved by the Connecticut Legislative Regulation Review Committee today. In anticipation of final adoption of the regulations in the near future, DEEP is distributing the program application to potential … Continue reading →
Tweet A white shark swims close to a pack of gray seals in the shallow water off Lighthouse Beach in Chatham. Photo: Mass. OEEA In 1975, the movie Jaws made “Cape Cod” and “shark” synonymous, even though white sharks were rare in … Continue reading →
Tweet Butterfish is tasty but is not widely found in seafood markets. Photo credit: NOAA Fisheries Many wild seafood species can be found in waters off the Northeast coast, but consumers don’t see that same variety at their local seafood … Continue reading →
Tweet Registration is now open! Register below. Workshop Purpose and Goal Through a collaborative process, we will develop potential management approaches for the recreational groundfish fishery that balance the need to prevent overfishing with enabling profitability in the for-hire fleet and … Continue reading →
Tweet In 1909, a dike installed at Chequessett Neck Road blocked the tides on the Herring River. In the late 1800s, the Herring River in Wellfleet, Massachusetts was an expansive salt marsh and estuary. Here, young fish found habitat for … Continue reading →
Tweet ngland/Mid-Atlantic In 1909, a dike installed at Chequessett Neck Road blocked the tides on the Herring River. In the late 1800s, the Herring River in Wellfleet, Massachusetts was an expansive salt marsh and estuary. Here, young fish found habitat … Continue reading →
Tweet The Black Sea Bass regulations for CT have been modified based on action on May 3, 2018 by the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s (ASMFC) Interstate Fisheries Management Program Policy Board, and Summer Flounder, Scup and Black Sea … Continue reading →
Tweet In its heyday, the West Britannia Dam on the Mill River in Taunton, Massachusetts, provided power for the Reed & Barton silversmith factory. But after 175 years in business, the once prominent company that produced sterling silver, silverplate flatware, … Continue reading →
Tweet Five-week internship and two-week career seminar offered The Woods Hole Science Aquarium (WHSA) is offering two summer programs for high school students in 2018, a five-week internship and a two-week seminar devoted to careers in marine science. Both programs … Continue reading →
Tweet HighSchoolFishing.Org Want to become a High School Fishing Sponsor? Just click the link below to get started! CLICK HERE HighSchoolFishing.org 5998 N pleasant View Road Ponca City, Ok. 74604 580.765.9031 info@highschoolfishing.org High School Fishing World Finals and … Continue reading →
TweetEffective 0001 hours Sunday October 30, 2016, the Black Sea Bass commercial fishery will close. To date, 97.5% of the annual black sea bass quota (27,000 pounds) has been reported harvested. Marine Fisheries projects that 100% of the annual black … Continue reading →
TweetEffective 0001 hours Sunday August 28, 2016, the Summer Flounder commercial fishery possession limit will be reduced from 100 pounds to 50 pounds. Possession limits will be periodically adjusted, if needed, to land 100% of the annual quota by the … Continue reading →
Tweet MAY 21, 2016. This is an international celebration of migratory fish. The partners who work together to restore runs of migratory fish are planning various activities throughout the region. We will have open houses at the following fishways: Greeneville … Continue reading →
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TweetBANGOR, ME,– The 2014 NOAA Tide Tables and Tidal Current Tables have been published by North Wind Publishing and are now available. Mariners use NOAA’s Tide Tables and Tidal Current tables for navigation. There are four books of Tide Tables … Continue reading →
