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Wisconsin enterprise combines indoor fish farm, greenhouse

September 5, 2017

NORTHFIELD, Wis. — A new fish farm and greenhouse operation in western Wisconsin is trying to change the seafood industry with its indoor aqua-hydroponics system. Fish farm-greenhouse enterprise Superior Fresh in Northfield opened its indoor Atlantic salmon farm Thursday, The Leader-Telegram reported. The one-acre fish farm can produce up to 120,000 pounds of Atlantic salmon and 40,000 pounds of rainbow trout each year. The nutrient-rich…

After generations, salmon back in Lake Champlain tributaries

September 5, 2017

Associated Press

It hasn’t come easy, and the process will require continued human intervention to make sure the salmon that hatch in Vermont’s Winooski River or New York’s Boquet River can make it to the lake and then return when it’s their time to reproduce.

River in Yellowstone to be cleared of non-native fish

August 28, 2017

Associated Press

A stretch of the Gibbon River and its headwater lakes are being poisoned so Yellowstone National Park can remove “exotic” fish and create a refuge for west slope cutthroat trout and river-running grayling.

Large fish kills in Ohio linked to livestock manure

August 25, 2017

Associated Press

An estimated 66,000 fish – from minnows to sunfish – were found dead in the creeks in Hardin, Allen and Williams counties this month.

Collapse at salmon farm renews debate over fish farming

August 25, 2017

Associated Press

High tides and currents coinciding with Monday’s solar eclipse blamed for the failure over the weekend at farm off Cypress Island in Washington state.

‘Bay of Death’ maybe not so dead

August 23, 2017

Tom Pink

A recent fishing trip on the St. Mary’s River produced a variety of fish.

Invasive northern pike again threaten Nevada fishery

August 14, 2017

Associated Press

Comins Lake was well on its way to recovery after the state restocked the fishery with largemouth bass, brown and rainbow trout in 2015. But invading pike continue to make a mess of what was once one of the most popular fisheries in the state.

Stillwater artist wins trout and salmon stamp contest

August 10, 2017

Minnesota DNR Reports

Nicholas Markell won the DNR trout and salmon stamp contest with this painting of a brown trout. (Image courtesy of Minnesota DNR)Stillwater artist Nicholas Markell has won the Minnesota DNR trout and salmon stamp contest with a painting of a brown trout. The painting was selected by judges from among 14 submissions for the annual contest. Markell is now a…

Indiana DNR offers online service to identify ‘mystery’ angler catches

August 10, 2017

Associated Press

(Indiana DNR)INDIANA, Ind. — Have you ever been fishing and caught something but weren’t quite sure what it was? The Indiana DNR has a service for you and everyone else in the state who needs help identifying fish. The first thing you will need to do, after reeling in the fish of course, is to snap a photograph or record…

Weather, fisheries-related incidents taking a toll on Iowa fish

August 8, 2017

Iowa DNR

The end of summer can be a difficult time for underwater dwellers. When temperatures are high and oxygen levels are low, fish and other water critters are particularly vulnerable. That’s been the case in Iowa this summer, according to a news release from the Iowa DNR. “We have received several reports of small summer fish kills at many lakes, ponds…

More than 40,000 fish die in Virginia chemical spill

August 7, 2017

Associated Press

Sunfish, largemouth bass and catfish were among the fish species killed when the chemical leaked from a farm supply business.

Big Lake Michigan kings are proving me wrong

August 4, 2017

Cory Yarmuth

I have been reading report after report of big kings being caught by anglers from Chicago all the way up to Milwaukee. Big kings, and in good numbers.

For first time, DNR tags carp in bid to learn more about invasive fish

August 3, 2017

Minnesota DNR Reports

The Minnesota Legislature granted the agency the authority to use tagging as a research tool. Legislative approval was needed because the agency is putting an invasive species back into the water for a period of weeks.

Illinois’ Lake Shelbyville: Flood-control lake translates to healthy fishery (video)

August 2, 2017

Kristen Monroe

Illinois fishing guide Don Satterfield talks about Lake Shelbyville’s fish production.

Army corps to release delayed report on blocking Asian carp

August 2, 2017

Associated Press

The corps says the report involving Illinois’ Brandon Road Lock and Dam will be made public Aug. 7.

Trout hit hard in Iowa fish-kill incident

August 1, 2017

Iowa DNR

Fisheries staff counted approximately 1,260 trout, 673 white suckers and 300 other dead fish.

Got a creative way to keep invasive carp out of the Great Lakes? Could be worth up to $700,000

August 1, 2017

Staff and News Reports

Michigan’s Invasive Carp Challenge now accepting proposals.

Minnesota’s Seth Feider falls just short in Lake Champlain Bassmaster tournament

July 31, 2017

Brian Peterson

Aaron Martens of Alabama claimed the $100,000 top prize Sunday.

In southwestern Colo., native Colorado River cutthroat trout returning in a big way

July 31, 2017

Associated Press

Creek in far southwestern Colorado will have the largest continuous stretch of native Colorado River cutthroat trout in the state.

In Oregon, Rogue River’s summer steelhead returns above 10-year average

July 31, 2017

Associated Press

Early freshwater return has allowed the fish to avoid the drought and poor ocean conditions of the past few years that have impacted its species elsewhere.