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Three anglers recently completed a rare and perhaps unprecedented feat when each landed an opah on the same day aboard a San Diego-based boat fishing in Mexican waters. Opah, also referred to as moonfish, are […]
See or catch a lionfish? Report it. That’s what many lionfish hunters have been doing, thanks to the new Report Florida Lionfish app. Released to the public May 28, the app has been downloaded by […]
American shad showed up in Virginia tributaries in their strongest numbers in years this spring, but their struggles on the Susquehanna River continued as biologists reported the lowest-ever shad count at the Conowingo Dam. In […]
See a lionfish in the wild? Report it using the new Report Florida Lionfish app. Lionfish are an invasive species, negatively impacting Florida’s reefs and wildlife. The new Report Florida Lionfish app includes educational information […]
An international angling group should stop awarding weight-based world records for fish species threatened with extinction, researchers argue in a new study. The awards encourage the killing of the heaviest, most fecund fish, the scientists […]
A massive sea turtle caught in fishing gear off the coast of New Jersey was freed by a team of rescuers this weekend. A good Samaritan on a recreational fishing boat spotted the entangled, leatherback […]
Celebrate Shark Week with NOAA Fisheries! New stories, videos, a podcast, and a tweet chat highlight the shark science and conservation work we conduct 365 days a year. Be sure to check out:
When summer finds tarpon returning from their offshore spawning journey, the fish will start heading back into Charlotte Harbor, Sarasota Bay, Tampa Bay and Clearwater Harbor. Some will remain along the gulf beaches, but the […]
Catch us on World Fishing Network. Awesome angling action balanced with detail-rich lessons on tackle selection, rigging, bait presentations and finding fish – that’s what Fishing With Bill Miller is all about. Hosted by Grand […]
Christina Trapani pulled a metallic-coated balloon, ribbon still attached, from the sandy beach on Fisherman’s Island — one of 22 that eventually were recovered from a quarter-mile of beach she and her team survey for […]
A giant, fuchsia-pink jellyfish has been spotted in the Adriatic Sea for the first time in 70 years.The Drymonema dalmatinum, which can grow to more than three feet in diameter, was photographed by amateur divers […]
Not only was it the catch of a lifetime, but Taylor Shenk’s 26-pound red snapper may land the Orange City middle school student in the world-record book. The 12-year-old angler was offshore fishing on July […]
Designed to mimic an injured baitfish breaking the water’s surface, the new Williamson Popper Pro features a cupped face and a versatile, pencil-style body perfectly suited for popping on top with both slash-and-stall and walk-the-dog […]
It’s unusual to catch one opah on a sportfishing boat, but anglers out of San Diego manage to land three of the brightly colored ‘moonfish’ on one day. Anglers aboard the San Diego-based Excel have […]
MASS Live Reported – A shark researcher has attached an electronic tracking device to a great white shark off Chatham. The Cape Cod Times reported it was the first time this year that a great […]
Twelve-year-old Natalie Bacchus cast her line like a fly-fishing pro into a freshly stocked section of the C&O Canal. But that didn’t mean she wanted to touch the one-pound catfish she reeled in. “It’s exciting […]
The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) today announced the fourth round of grants awards from its Fisheries Innovation Fund, a program launched in 2010 with funding from NOAA Fisheries, the Walton Family Foundation, and the […]
That bastion of rational thought, PETA, is taking advantage of two recent shark bites to ramp up its campaign against fishing. At both Manhattan Beach in California and Okaloosa Island in Florida, it has been […]
Artificial Reef 6 FL-Thousands of tons of concrete have found a new home on the ocean floor off Martin County’s coast. Barges have started lugging 3,500 tons of concrete culverts about eight miles out from […]
Over the past two weeks, several groups have conducted a Mote Marine Laboratory partnership mission to restore coral. Working with Mote scientists, members of SCUBAnauts International, Combat Wounded Veteran Challenge and Gold Star Teen Adventures […]
Local control efforts such as lionfish derbies have shown to be an effective means of lionfish control. Several of these events are held across the state annually along with many other lionfish related educational events. […]
Preliminary estimates put Virginia’s oyster harvest during the last year at 504,000 bushels, a 25 percent increase over the previous year and the most harvested since the 1987–88 season. Estimates from the Virginia Marine Resources […]
News Journal 1st Reported: Some teenage boys have to stretch for stories to impress girls, but Parker King is set for life with the ultimate fishing story after a 5-foot barracuda jumped into his father’s […]
Florida is known as a tourist-friendly state, but starting Aug. 1, one visitor will no longer be welcome: the invasive lionfish. Introduced into Florida waters in the late 1980s, lionfish populations have boomed in recent […]
In 2011, the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council received a request from Delaware’s Fish and Wildlife Division to designate five artificial reef sites as Special Management Zones. These areas each encompass roughly one square nautical mile […]
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 Corporation, Fieldwood […]
Karen Wright, a mother-of-two from Watsons Bay, has hauled in a world record sized tuna of the coast of Sydney Heads. Karen Wright of Watsons Bay wouldn’t be the first Sydneysider to take the day […]
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) has confirmed a large-scale offshore fish kill in the northeast Gulf of Mexico. Citizens have reported observations of thousands of dead and dying bottom-dwelling reef fish, including […]
Grindtv.com First Reported. There are fish tales, and there are fish tails. This tale involves a common thresher shark, caught recently off Florida, which boasted a tail fin so long that it boosted the predator’s […]
U.S. Rep. Steve Southerland considers congressional hearing on invasive lionfish. During a recent trip to Key West, Fla., U.S. Congressman Steve Southerland, (R), who serves on the House Natural Resources Committee and its Fisheries Subcommittee, […]
BeachReport.com first reported: When a fisherman makes a catch this big, it was definitely worth the battle. Brett Rutledge and David Simms recently went fishing off the coast of Dauphin Island, Alabama. That’s where they […]
Reported 1st by the Mirror. Daniel Bennett snared the massive beast with a rod and line off the Isle of Skye after a TWO-HOUR battle to bring it ashore An angler has smashed the record […]
The 18-pound, barnacle-encrusted lobster had seen better days. After evading for at least 75 years the fate met by countless other crustaceans, he found himself in an offshore trawler, ultimately ending up in the tank […]
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) has scheduled a series of Gulf of Mexico red snapper workshops for recreational stakeholders beginning in late July to discuss state and federal management of recreational red […]
For the second year in a row, scientists, guides, and volunteers from Bonefish and Tarpon Trust went on the hunt for baby bonefish in the Florida Keys. By “baby” we mean juvenile Albula vulpes less […]
There’s a lot of anglers that use self-propelled watercraft in my region, and just a wide-open option of places to launch and fish. The Mosquito Lagoon is so shallow and has some many ponds, canals […]
The federal government this week will begin the largest removal of illegal lobster fishing habitats, commonly called casitas, from Florida Keys waters. Starting today, divers contracted by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) will […]
Wonews Reported First:A Southern California man caught a giant Pacific halibut in Southeast Alaska last week that rivals the sport fishing world record. Jack McGuire of Anaheim was fishing with Capt. Rye Phillips aboard the […]
For years, the drift gillnet fishery off the coast of California has been wrought with controversy. This form of fishing is notoriously indiscriminate in the way that it catches, and often kills, iconic marine mammals […]
The greatest accomplishments of sport fishing are far more extraordinary than a great catch alone. Although skill is certainly the core of the sport, the most outstanding individuals in recreational angling have also been captains, […]
Some of the world’s largest fisheries are for small, short lived species such as menhaden, anchovies and sardines. While some of these fish are consumed directly by humans, most of these fisheries reduce their catch […]
Tying knots with 1 kg. (2 lb.) line may seem a nearly impossible feat at times – never mind using it to catch a world record fish. That is exactly what Richard Hart did on […]
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 Atlantic federal waters (beyond 3 nautical miles […]
The Coastal Resources Division (CRD) of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources recently deployed donated concrete culvert, metal chicken transport cages, and steel structures as the latest additions to Artificial Reef SAV – located six […]
When nearly 200 people set sail on a whale watch from Bar Harbor, Maine, they never expected to be party to a whale rescue. Yet, that is exactly what happened on a sunny afternoon in […]
More than $10,000 in cash and prizes are available for successful spearfishermen during the Gulf Coast Lionfish Coalition’s Lionfish Shootout Series on the northern Gulf Coast. A total of five tournaments are planned, starting on […]
A South Texas man reeled in the largest red snapper ever recorded off the Texas coast. Joey Beaver, of Victoria, bagged a 40-inch, 38.75 pound red snapper about five miles off the coast of Port […]
The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council’s Reef Fish Committee approved several preferred alternatives to the red snapper fishery management plan at its meeting Tuesday in Key West. The committee reaffirmed its support of reallocating […]
Let me start July’s fishing forecast by wishing everyone a happy and safe July 4th week. As we celibate our country’s independence with family and friends, let’s not forget that our freedom wasn’t free. Throughout the […]
The following was released by the office of U.S. Senator Mark Begich: A leader in the fight against pirate fishing, U.S. Senator Mark Begich today welcomed the administration’s attention to an international problem that undercuts […]
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