Fishing
Shippers are the target of latest Great Lakes lawsuit
By Yvonne Swager Contributing Writer Ann Arbor, Mich. – The possibility of conservation groups bringing a lawsuit against shipping companies is the latest in legal maneuvering regarding ballast water release in the Great Lakes. Several
Zebra mussels found in a Tioga lake
First time invasive species found in Susquehanna trib Harrisburg – Officials from the state Department of Environ-mental Protection, Fish & Boat Commission and Pennsylvania Sea Grant in early July confirmed the discovery of zebra mussels
Tighter restrictions pass for Erie netters
From StaffWire Reports Columbus – As was expected, a vote on new legislation to regulate Ohio’s commercial fishing industry came down to the final day of the legislative session for state lawmakers. But unlike a
Strategy for managing deer a hot topic
By Dave GolowenskiContributing Writer Columbus – While deer populations flourish – at least in some Ohio hotspots – responsible parties remain in a quandary about precisely what to do about the problem. The DNR Division
Unhappy with hogs? Don’t blame the PGC
By Jeff Mulhollem Editor Harrisburg – The Pennsyl-vania Game Commission recently created a new regulation making it illegal to release any non-indigenous wildlife – including wild hogs – into the wild in Pennsyl-vania. But that
Hartland student wins the junior duck stamp contest
USFWS Report Onalaska, Wis. – This year’s winner of Wisconsin’s best of show in the Federal Junior Duck Stamp contest is 18-year-old Mark Villanova, who is a student at Arrowhead Union High School in Hartland.
Angler survey undertaken by DEC
Staff report Albany – A statewide angler survey will provide data that will shape DEC’s fisheries management for the next 10 years, DEC Director of Fish, Wildlife & Marine Resources Gerald Barnhart says. The survey
NRB takes on new rules for state fisheries
By Tim Eisele Correspondent Oconomowoc, Wis. – The Natural Resources Board has adopted emergency regulations for the hook-and-line sturgeon season and has approved hearings on permanent rules regarding viral hemorrhagic septicemia (VHS) virus and increasing
VHS shows itself in another Finger Lake
Staff report Skaneateles, N.Y. – Viral hemorrhagic septicemia (VHS) has taken its second leap out of the Great Lakes system. The fish-killing disease found primarily within the Great Lakes waters has now been discovered in
