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Soundings first reported: Researchers say a juvenile shortfin mako shark that was tagged more than eight months ago off Ocean City, Md., is tracking a highly unusual path directly south in the mid-Atlantic — a […]
News Channel reported first: Peter Buban is a big guy who has a big fish story to tell. While fishing in Palm Beach County recently, he felt a tug on the line. “We just saw […]
HI-SEAS Soft Resin Head Trolling Lures provide a revolutionary breakthrough in blue water fishing. The holographic heads are made from a special resin formula engineered to be dense, crystal clear, and mildly soft with a […]
Thanks to Outback Bowl football fans and a pledge from celebrated marine artist and conservationist Guy Harvey, a check for $2,564 was presented today to Tampa Bay Watch, Inc. for its ongoing Honeymoon Island Oyster […]
The Sydney Morning Herald Reported: A Sydney man who herded a great white shark into shallow waters with his boat before it was bludgeoned on the head with a metal pole has been ordered to […]
During its recent meeting in Houston, the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council approved moving ahead with an amendment to update the allocation of Gulf red snapper between the commercial and recreational sectors, a welcome […]
A landmark report produced by the Commission on Saltwater Recreational Fisheries Management presents guidelines for conserving marine fishing resources while producing the full-range of saltwater recreational fishing’s economic, social and conservation benefits. “A Vision for […]
Reported by the Florida Guide Association: During its recent meeting in Houston, the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council approved moving ahead with an amendment to update the allocation of Gulf red snapper between the […]
Do you know of any one lure that is so versatile it can be used to catch brook trout in a cold northern Wisconsin trout stream or redfish in south Louisiana salt water? That lure […]
Hundreds of newly designed “Sharks of the World” marine education posters will soon be making their way into Florida classrooms in 2014 courtesy of renown marine wildlife artist and conservationist Guy Harvey. The education poster […]
The Department of the Interior has certified to President Obama under the Pelly Amendment to the Fishermen’s Protective Act of 1967 that Iceland’s international trade in whale meat and products diminishes the effectiveness of the […]
Though weather can be a problem anywhere in the winter months, I had to come to the Savannah, Georgia area during that period to learn from the best charter captain on the eastern seaboard, Capt. […]
Swordfish management is a success story. Overfished in the 1980s and ’90s, the swordfish stock has since been fully rebuilt, thanks to domestic and international conservation measures. Recently, NOAA Fisheries Highly Migratory Species Division created […]
Finding the “X” isn’t just for pirates. Anglers are looking for it, too, that little known and hard to find location that holds the key to consistently catching quality speckled trout at jetty systems on […]
As Australians flocked to the beaches at the height of a hot Southern Hemisphere summer, a commercial fisherman hired for the task hauled in a 10-foot tiger shark caught on a baited line. The fisherman […]
NOAA: Yachters and sailors are invited to help scientists track the movements of endangered humpback whales between NOAA’s Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary and its sister sanctuaries across the Caribbean as part of Carib Tails, […]
Yesterday, the U.S. House of Representatives’ Natural Resources Committee held the first Congressional hearing on a draft bill reauthorizing the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, the legislation that governs federal saltwater fisheries management. Of […]
The area en- compassing Mosquito Lagoon, the northern reaches of the Indian River Lagoon, the Canaveral. National Seashore and Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge are essentially the most pristine lands and waters left along Florida’s […]
While winter storms have plunged temperatures across various parts of the United States, the West Coast is bracing itself for an altogether different – yet still very unwelcome – set of seasonal hazards: invading marine […]
The Australian Business Insider reporting: An activist group has uncovered what it says is a whale shark factory in China processing up to 600 of the endangered fish each year. WildLifeRisk, a Hong Kong-based conservation […]
Looking back, John Aldridge knew it was a stupid move. When you’re alone on the deck of a lobster boat in the middle of the night, 40 miles off the tip of Long Island, you don’t […]
When it comes to bottom species, anglers have closely-held beliefs about which ones are the most challenging, the most fun and the best table fare. But one thing we can all agree on is that […]
NOLA Reported 1st: Recreational fishing groups are crying foul over a National Marine Fisheries Service pilot program that has taken a percentage of the 2014 recreational red-snapper quota and given it to a select group […]
More than 70 participants representing 28 countries from Latin America and the Caribbean gathered in Recife, Brazil, from 2 to 4 December to participate in a workshop focused on the implementation of new measures for […]
It was time to freshen up the Dorado so she’ll have a shiny new exterior finish tomorrow. I’ll be back on the water Wednesday ready to catch fish along our beautiful Venice to Boca Grande […]
Striped bass are schooling fish by nature, but when anglers talk about schooling stripers they’re usually talking about the melee that ensues when these predators push a school of bait to the surface. It’s a […]
NPR 1st reported: There are more than a thousand species of sharks and rays in the world, and nearly a quarter of them are threatened with extinction, according to a new study. That means these […]
Starting Jan. 24, Florida anglers will no longer be required to have and use a venting tool when fishing for reef fish such as snapper and grouper in Gulf of Mexico state waters. Removal of […]
By tagging fish for NOAA’s Cooperative Tagging Program, fishermen have contributed greatly to our scientific understanding of many valuable species. Al Anderson, a charter boat captain out of Point Judith, Rhode Island, participates in the […]
Source IGFA: Kiwi angler Kevin Baker potentially set the new All-Tackle record for Pacific bluefin tuna (Thunnus orientalis), with a 352.5 kg (777 lb 1 oz) fish he caught on September 14, 2013, while fishing […]
Imagine for a minute you are out to sea, line wet, with about 150 feet of water separating boat from the bottom. You feel a tug. Instinct kicks in and you want to yank up […]
As the holiday season comes to a close, we begin to look to and plan for the year ahead. We have built a huge amount of momentum over the past year, and have celebrated a […]
The Coast Guard reminds recreational, charter and commercial fishermen of the ongoing moratorium of Atlantic Striped Bass in the exclusive economic zone of the U.S., which includes all waters from three nautical miles offshore to […]
The following CCA Grassroots Alert explains that the Gulf Council continues to ignore angler input and move forward with sector separation. Yet another public comment period has been set and anglers need to respond. Read […]
NOAA Reports: Adult white sharks, also known as great whites, may live far longer than previously thought, according to a new study that used radiocarbon dating to determine age estimates for white sharks in the Northwest […]
Rapala and Bass Pros Shops want to send you and a friend on a trip of a lifetime to catch a fish of a lifetime. Win their Trip-Of-A-Lifetime sweepstakes and you’ll enjoy three days of […]
Scientific America reports: After his 1902 trip to Yemen, scholar and naturalist Wilhelm Hein returned with a variety of plants and animals, which he donated to the Vienna Museum. One of these specimens, a shark, […]
The good news, if you’re over 50-years-old, you’re eligible to fish and compete for trophies and prizes in the 25th Over-the-Hill. The bad news of course, is you’re over 50. So it goes with the […]
To ensure a sustainable fishery, scientists are studying how red king crabs respond to a changing environment. In the last week of September, as the northern days were rapidly growing shorter, three NOAA Fisheries biologists […]
For almost a century, bluefin tuna have been one of the most important big-game species sought by recreational fishermen. However, the development of a lucrative commercial industry, largely catering to the demand for sushi in […]
The Atlantic coast states of Massachusetts through Virginia have scheduled hearings to gather public comment on Draft Addendum XXV to the Summer Flounder and Black Sea Bass Fishery Management Plan. For summer flounder, Draft Addendum […]
The Coastal Conservation Association of Maryland (CCA MD) has announced a conservation initiative, “My Limit is One,” to draw attention to the need to limit the harvest of striped bass in 2014 as the fishery’s […]
Sushi restaurateur Kiyoshi Kimura paid 7.36 million yen (about $70,000) for a 507-pound (230-kilogram) bluefin tuna in the year’s celebratory first auction at Tokyo’s Tsukiji market on Sunday, just 5 percent of what he paid […]
Fantastic fishing, occasional shipwrecks and spectacular sunsets are synonymous with Key West, Florida, and visitors often experience the complete trifecta! When most fishermen think of coming to Key West, however, they immediately picture battles with […]
‘Twas the night before Christmas, and all through the boat, The angler was looking for a lure, that would float, No floater was there, but he found a jighead, He quickly decided to use it […]
Billed as the oldest fishing tournament in the United States, the 2013 International Grand Isle Tarpon Rodeo takes place this weekend. Angela Dorvin, event coordinator, said pre-registered participation is right on target for the event, […]
Each spring, the research ship Henry B. Bigelow drags a net along the seafloor in the Gulf of Maine, cataloguing the fish it catches. What it finds will change the life of every fisherman in […]
Even though snook season is closed, many anglers still enjoy the thrill of catching and releasing one of Florida’s premier game fish. It is not uncommon for anglers to weigh their catch using popular hand […]
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