Fishing
Congress bans imports of invasive bighead carp
By The Associated Press Congress has approved a ban on most imports of bighead carp, one of two Asian species that are threatening to enter the Great Lakes. The bill cleared the Senate last month,
Trout Unlimited: Biotech Salmon Would Endanger Wild Salmon and Ecosystems
A Trout magazine story on the threats posed by genetically modified salmon-often called “Frankenfish,” says that such a plan poses grave risks to wild salmon fisheries in the U.S. and around the world. The article,
MI Attorney General to Obama: Step Up and Stop Asian Carp
Michigan Attorney General Mike Cox has challenged President Obama to confront the threat of Asian carp by at least temporarily closing locks in Chicago after a Dec. 2 decision by a federal judge to deny
WI Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) Update
Again in 2011, the Office of the Great Lakes will be working with partners across the state to prepare solid projects that will help move Wisconsin´s Great Lakes restoration and protection efforts forward. Although the
“COASTWATCH” Allows Citizens to Report Marine Poachers via Text Message
The Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (ADCNR) Marine Resources Division has recently launched “COASTWATCH,” an Internet based Tip411 tool that enables the public to anonymously report saltwater fishing violations in Alabama’s coastal waters
DNR to patrol by ground and by air this month
Don’t be surprised to see extra CPOs on patrol this weekend during the second firearms deer season. In fact, expect to see added patrols the rest of this month. DNR Conservation Police will conduct roadside
Mountain lion sighting confirmed in NW Missouri
JEFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – State conservation officials have confirmed the sighting of a mountain lion in northwest Missouri. The Conservation Department says a photograph taken last week by a Platte County landowner clearly shows
PA: Slain conservation officer laid to rest
Waynesboro, Pa. – As the alleged killer of a Pennsylvania Game Commission officer ponders his fate in the Adams County Adult Correctional Facility, the family of David Grove, slain in the line of duty Nov.
PA: Enormous bear taken by bowhunter in Pike
Harrisburg – A bowhunter killed an enormous black bear Nov. 15 in Pike County near the border with Monroe County that will likely change the state’s record book. David Price, 46 of Cresco, Monroe County,
