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Stanford, NOAA Scientists Discover Mechanism of Crude Oil Heart Toxicity
Scientists from Stanford University and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) have discovered that crude oil interferes with fish heart cells. The toxic consequence is a slowed...
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Landmark Vision for Saltwater Recreational Fisheries Management Unveiled by...
Mike Nussman, President and CEO of American Sportfishing Association, shares with attendees of the Miami International Boat Show the importance of "A Vision for Managing America's Saltwater...
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Shortfin Mako Tracking to a Mystery Destination
Researchers say a juvenile shortfin mako shark tagged more than eight months ago off Ocean City Maryland is tracking a highly unusual path directly south in the mid-Atlantic – a fast track to a mystery...
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Gulf of Mexico Red Snapper Reallocation Options
The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council (Gulf Council) is reviewing Amendment 28 to explore options for reallocating Gulf of Mexico red snapper among commercial and recreational fishermen.The...
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Entire Country Bans Commercial Fishing
They did it, they finally did it. The country of Palau, which is made up of 250 islands located in the western Pacific Ocean, banned all commercial fishing.AP reported that President Tommy Remengesau...
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New Oceana Report Exposes Nine of the Dirtiest U.S. Fisheries
Today, Oceana released a new report exposing nine of the dirtiest fisheries in the United States. These nine fisheries combined throw away almost half of what they catch and are responsible for more...
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University of Miami's New Study Shows Heart Abnormalities in Fish Embryos...
A new study showed that several Gulf of Mexico fish embryos developed serious defects in heart development following exposure to crude oil from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. The study is the first...
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First-Ever National Policy on Recreational Fishing Announced
At the conclusion of a national Saltwater Recreational Fishing Summit in Alexandria, Virginia, held on April 1 and 2, Eileen Sobeck generated enthusiastic applause by promising more than 100...
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Should It Be Legal to Ship Billfish Harvested in Hawaii to the Mainland U.S.?
It’s been a year and a half since President Obama signed the Billfish Conservation Act (BCA) into law. This historic piece of legislation bans the importation of marlin, sailfish and spearfish into the...
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Sweet Release?
(This editorial appears in the May 2014 issue of Sport Fishing.)All those teeth and bad reputation notwithstanding, some sharks aren’t all that tough. In fact, in terms of how they hold up after a...
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Anglers’ Conservation Group: “The Plain Truth about Gill Nets”
On May 15, the First District Court of Appeals heard arguments on a local judge’s ruling that overturns Florida’s 20 year old Constitutional Amendment limiting marine net fishing. The three judge panel...
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Artifical Reefing Project Will Save Famed Louisiana Trout Hot Spot
A $1.2 million plan to preserve habitat in the area known as the Pickets, often referred to as hallowed ground in Louisiana trout fishing circles, was unveiled this week by officials of Apache...
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Stronger Restrictions Placed on California Gill-Netters
Federal fishery managers have moved to beef up restrictions governing California’s drift gill-net fishery, with the goal of limiting bycatch of endangered ocean species, according to a report in the...
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NOAA Fisheries Corrects the Record
For about a week last spring, I found daily Google alerts in my inbox filled with the news effectively trumpeting the message that “The latest NMFS figures show commercial fishing in the U.S. of huge...
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Reefer Madness Indeed
In blogs and SF magazine editorials in recent years, I’ve railed repeatedly and bitterly about the ongoing federal “idle iron” mandate, requiring the destruction and removal of old oil rigs in the Gulf...
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Florida East Coast Anglers Encouraged to Help FWC Collect Red Snapper Data
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is asking anglers to help gather important information about the Atlantic red snapper fishery. The recreational red snapper season in...
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Florida's First District Court Upholds Net Ban
Florida’s First District Court of Appeal issued an opinion upholding the net ban amendment. CCA Florida once again led the charge to support the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC)...
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New Study Reveals Vulnerability of Sharks as Collateral Damage in Commercial...
A new study that examined the survival rates of 12 different shark species when captured as unintentional bycatch in commercial longline fishing operations found large differences in survival rates...
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New Florida Saltwater Angler Recognition Program
In the fall, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conmmission (FWC) plans to release new and updated saltwater angler recognition programs. These programs will challenge all levels of anglers. FWC states that...
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UMass Amherst Study of Bigeye Tuna in Northwest Atlantic Uses New Tracking...
A first-of-its-kind study of bigeye tuna movements in the northwestern Atlantic Ocean led by Molly Lutcavage, director of the Large Pelagics Research Center at the University of Massachusetts Amherst,...
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