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New York Department of Environmental Conservation

Walleye, northern pike, pickerel, tiger muskie season opens May 1 in New York

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New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Interim Commissioner Sean Mahar today announced the fishing season for walleye, Northern pike, pickerel, and tiger muskellunge begins on May 1.
“New York is home to exceptional coolwater fishing opportunities, with many lakes and rivers renowned for abundant walleye and aggressive pike and pickerel,” said Interim Commissioner Mahar. “We hope that all anglers find the time to enjoy these fishing opportunities in 2024 and encourage those with more experience to share their enjoyment by introducing someone new to the sport.”

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New York DEC announces 2024 training academies for new classes of environmental conservation police officer and forest ranger recruits

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New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Interim Commissioner Sean Mahar announced upcoming academies for the newest classes of Forest Rangers and Environmental Conservation Police Officers (ECOs). The six-month training academies will prepare 58 of DEC’s newest recruits for careers protecting New York’s natural resources in the Divisions of Forest Protection and Law Enforcement.

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Public invited to comment on New York DEC’s proposed bass tournament permit system

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New York State Department of Environmental Conservation recently announced a proposal to implement a fishing tournament permit and reporting system for black bass (largemouth bass and smallmouth bass).
The no-cost black bass tournament permitting and reporting system would help identify the distribution and occurrence of black bass tournaments across the state, and would take effect in 2025.

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New York DEC adds virtual public information session to discuss brook trout pond management plan in Adirondacks

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The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) announced the agency is holding a virtual public information session on Thursday, March 28, to discuss the draft Adirondack Brook Trout Pond Management Plan currently under development.
The plan, once adopted following public review and input, will guide the state’s actions for managing pond-dwelling Adirondack brook trout for the next 15 years. 

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New York DEC to hold fisheries outreach meeting in Alexandria Bay on March 14

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The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) is inviting the public to learn more about the status of Lake Ontario’s Eastern Basin and St. Lawrence River black bass population at a rescheduled public meeting on March 14 in Alexandria Bay, Jefferson County.
Biologists will provide an update on the fisheries’ black bass population, share angler survey results, discuss management, and obtain input from the public. The event, originally scheduled for Jan. 17, was postponed due to weather.

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New York DEC announces public information sessions to discuss brook trout pond management in the Adirondacks

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New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Basil Seggos announced that DEC will hold two public information sessions in March to discuss a new draft Adirondack Brook Trout Pond Management Plan currently under development by DEC.
The plan, once adopted following public review and input, will guide the State’s actions for the next 15 years for managing pond-dwelling Adirondack brook trout.

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New York DEC releases updated Bobcat Management Plan for public comment

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The New York State Department of Environment Conservation has released a draft 2024-2033 Bobcat Management Plan for public comment.
The plan is an update to the 2012-2017 Bobcat Management Plan. Since the publication of the previous plan, DEC has improved data collection and its understanding of bobcat populations by conducting an age-at-harvest analysis of bobcats in Central/Western NY, collecting hunter and trapper effort data to understand take-per-unit effort, and began collecting bobcat observations from the general public.

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New York DEC sets fisheries outreach meeting for Jan. 17 in Alexandria Bay

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The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation is inviting the public to learn more about the status of Lake Ontario’s Eastern Basin and St. Lawrence River black bass population at a public meeting on Jan. 17 in Alexandria Bay, Jefferson County.
Biologists will provide an update on the fisheries’ black bass population, share angler survey results, discuss management, and obtain input from the public.

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