Fishing

Smooth Sailing for First Carbon-Neutral Fishing Tournament

January 15, 2008 -- MIAMI, FL – In a first-of-its-kind event, The Sailfish Tournament at Miami Beach Marina over the weekend became the world’s first carbon-neutral fishing contest. A total of 23 boats competed in the event, with the Four Aces team proving just as unbeatable as their namesake, catching and releasing ten sailfish to take top honors. The tournament also completed its pledge to balance its carbon ledger, using a portion of the proceeds to offset its carbon footprint.    » read more »

January 7, 2008 -- Building on its rich tradition of more than 25 years of outdoors programming, ESPN Outdoors will continue to bring the latest when-to, where-to and how-to information with entertaining and exciting shows, some new and some familiar, on ESPN2, presented in high definition.

The top-notch programming kicks off with a bang. The third episode of Offshore Adventures, which airs Sunday, Jan. 13, will feature President Bush and husband-and-wife hosts Chris and Melissa Fischer searching for striped bass on the Chesapeake Bay out of St. Michaels, Md.    » read more »

January 09, 2008 -- WATERBURY, VT -- A 58-year old sportsman is the lucky winner of a Vermont lifetime hunting and fishing license.

The Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department held its 15th annual License of a “Lifetime Lottery” at the December 19 meeting of the Fish & Wildlife Board in Montpelier. A lifetime hunting and fishing license is awarded to one person per year.

Erwin C. Hodge of Londonderry, VT won the license in a drawing of 481 applicants.    » read more »

Public Hearings Scheduled Beginning Jan. 29

January 09, 2008 -- Waterbury, VT – The 2008 ice fishing season is just getting under way, and anglers who fish with minnows are hearing about Vermont’s new emergency baitfish regulation enacted to protect Vermont fisheries.

The emergency regulation was put into place temporarily to allow time for the Vermont Fish & Wildlife Board to enact a permanent regulation that will replace the emergency regulation. Hearings to gather public input and comment on the proposed permanent regulation will be held in late January and early February.    » read more »

January 07, 2008 -- WATERBURY, VT – Vermont 2008 hunting, fishing and trapping licenses are now available for purchase online and at license agents throughout the state.

Licenses may be purchased on Vermont Fish & Wildlife’s website (www.vtfishandwildlife.com). Hunting and trapping licenses are not available online for first-time license buyers due to Hunter safety and trapper education course requirements.    » read more »

Fisheries Research, Oil Spill Response and Earthquake Safety

December 10, 2007, Anchorage, Alaska – Alaska Governor Sarah Palin today announced a number of appointments to state boards and commissions responsible for fisheries research and management, oil spill planning and response, earthquake safety, and prevention of domestic violence, sexual assault and suicide.

North Pacific Research Board

Governor Palin appointed Steve MacLean, and reappointed Dorothy Childers, Gerry Merrigan, Pam Pope and Denis Wiesenburg to the North Pacific Research Board.    » read more »

12/05/2007 -- BOSTON - The Senate today unanimously passed a Resolution, offered by Senator John Kerry, urging the Secretary of Commerce to reconsider a previous decision and declare a commercial fishery failure for groundfish fishermen in Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire and Rhode Island. This action will help provide immediate disaster assistance to the region.    » read more »

November 29, 2007 -- Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA) led a bipartisan group of Senators in calling on Japan to reconsider the scale of a hunt for approximately 1,000 whales and to abandon plans to kill 100 vulnerable and endangered whales. The text of the letter to Japanese Ambassador to the U.S. Ryozo Kato, signed by Senators Boxer, Joe Biden (D-DE), Olympia Snowe (R-ME), John Kerry (D-MA), Joe Lieberman (I-CT), Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Russ Feingold (D-WI) follows:

November 29, 2007

The Honorable Ryozo Kato    » read more »

11/29/2007 -- California Governor Schwarzenegger today announced that fishing in the San Francisco Bay can resume immediately, since test results show no significant health risk from eating marine life caught in the area impacted by the oil spill. The exceptions are commercial oyster facilities and mussels caught in two locations: Berkeley Marina and Rodeo Beach in Marin County.    » read more »

Measure Aims to Protect Massachusetts Fishermen

11/15/2007 -- BOSTON –Senator John Kerry announced that the United States Senate has passed his resolution to strengthen tuna conversation measures that would protect the livelihood of hundreds of Massachusetts, and New England, fishermen.

Fishermen throughout New England are currently facing drastic tuna shortages, because European fishermen are harvesting a majority of the fish before the fish are able to swim to the waters off of New England.    » read more »

Washington, D.C. - 11/13/2007 - The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), ignoring scientific advice and a mandate from Congress and President Bush to end overfishing, has recommended a quota of 15.77 million pounds for the 2008 summer flounder fishing season, endangering the recovery of this depleted population.    » read more »

“Not an issue of left or right, a matter of right or wrong”

DES MOINES, IA (Oct. 31, 2007) – Three-quarters of Iowa sportsmen say we have a strong moral responsibility to act now to curb the worst effects of global warming and protect our children’s future. That’s according to a new statewide poll of hunters and anglers released today by the National Wildlife Federation. It also shows that of the sportsmen who say they’ll vote in January’s caucuses, just nine percent have decided who they’ll support.    » read more »

October 30, 2007, Juneau, Alaska – Alaska Governor Sarah Palin, Senate President Lyda Green and Speaker of the House John Harris today announced their appointments to the Citizen’s Advisory Commission on Federal Areas. The governor also announced her appointments to the Pacific Salmon Commission Northern Panel and the Commercial Fisheries Entry Commission.

Citizen’s Advisory Commission on Federal Areas    » read more »

Edwards will stand strong to preserve America's natural resources and stand up to the corporate interests who are polluting our waters and destroying our wilderness

Oct 24, 2007 -- Chapel Hill, North Carolina – Today, during a tour of western Iowa, John Edwards unveiled his Hunting and Fishing Bill of Rights and Responsibilities to ensure that future generations will be able to enjoy America's incredible natural resources.    » read more »

Bill Would Focus Research on Acidification, Which Threatens Marine Life and Fishing Industry; Sen. Boxer Co-Sponsors

October 17, 2007 -- (WASHINGTON, D.C.) – Legislation Senator Frank R. Lautenberg (D–NJ) crafted to focus research on rising ocean acidity was added as an amendment to the Commerce, Justice, Science Appropriations bill that passed yesterday. Ocean acidification harms marine life, threatens the jobs of coastal workers and fishermen and poses serious risks to the fishing industry. The measure was co-sponsored by Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA).    » read more »