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Scientists from NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) and Southeast Fisheries Science Center (SEFSC) combined findings from various global, peer-reviewed publications that compared fish communities on artificial and natural reefs. Artificial reefs, which can be made from vessels, concrete pipes, and bridge pieces, are intentionally placed on the seafloor and can be effective […]

There have been a number of changes to the 2020 Spring Trout Stocking Schedule. Beginning on March 16, trout were distributed under an accelerated stocking schedule due to the uncertainty of further COVID-19 restrictions affecting our ability to distribute the fish. The hatchery this time of year is at capacity with adult fish filling the […]

The Glen Canyon National Recreation Area implemented a temporary boat ramp closure at Lake Powell on Monday, but boaters who left Lake Powell between April 1–6 will need to allow for a mandatory 30-day dry period before launching at another Utah waterbody. In an effort to adhere to social distancing recommendations and prevent the spread of COVID-19, […]

Another wet spring is upon us, and many anglers who rely on rivers, oxbows, backouts and bays have been met with high, muddy water that can create frustrating fishing conditions. But in a state with so many bodies of water, anglers still have some great opportunities to go fishing. Some of the waters might be […]

Gander Outdoors has plans to close, sell, move or repurpose 27 to 37 locations as the parent company looks to “strategically shift away” from stores that do not sell RV equipment by year-end. Parent company Camping World Holdings Inc. made the announcement about the store transitions, saying that stores that do not carry the company’s recreations vehicles, […]

As reported by www.10tv.com: The man known as television’s “The Profit” says he’ll go to jail rather than bow to a lawsuit and remove a huge American flag flying over a Camping World recreational vehicle stores. The flag in question, which measures 40 feet by 80 feet on a 130-foot flagpole, is at Gander RV in […]

A total of 19,167 of the spiny invasive predators were removed from Gulf and Atlantic waters as part of the Emerald Coast Open, which coincided with the fifth annual Lionfish Removal and Awareness Festival at AJ’s Seafood & Oyster Bar and HarborWalk Village in Destin May 18 and 19. That’s a lot of lionfish. The […]

The debate: whether to completely dismantle 27 oil and gas platforms scattered along the Southern California coast as they near the end of their working lives, or convert the underwater sections into permanent artificial reefs for marine life. Offshore oil and gas drilling has been a contentious issue in California for 50 years, ever since […]

While these two Canadian men certainly didn’t intend on actually catching any fish in this sinkhole in St. James, they did catch a lot of likes on social media. Shawn Pageot told CTV News it was his friend Joe Macdougall’s idea to stage the photos, which were snapped by another friend, George Hewitt. “He said, […]

Children from the pediatric unit at a Cape Breton hospital in Canada were treated to a day of fishing with the Sydney Mines Fire Department. “The smile on the kids’ faces is worth more than anyone can imagine,” said Jeff McNeil from Port Morien Wildlife Assocation. The fire department was able to get the Department […]

The Coast Guard and other agencies recently rescued 46 ice fishermen who were on an ice floe that broke off near Catawba Island on the Ohio shore of Lake Erie, the coast guard said. Catawba Island is located north of Sandusky. There were more people on the ice floe, but around 100 were able to “self-rescue” […]