Fish - Page 23

April 10, 2023

New Mexico rivers to be stocked with fewer rainbow trout after whirling disease detected at hatchery

Whirling disease has been detected at a New Mexico hatchery. As a result, fewer rainbow trout will be introduced to the state’s lakes and rivers.

April 7, 2023

New Hampshire group proposes 1st offshore fish farming in the East Coast

A New Hampshire group wants to establish East Coast’s first open-ocean pens for offshore fish farming. However, critics said the project could harm the environment.

April 7, 2023

Salmon fishing banned for much of the West Coast as population declines dramatically

A federal group has closed king salmon fishing season along much of the West Coast as population drops to near-record low numbers. Limited fishing will be allowed near Oregon.

April 3, 2023

Oklahoma authorities ask fishing guides to remove an invasive species from state waters: 'Do not return it'

The Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation announced it has asked fishing guides to remove the invasive bighead carp from the state's Grand Lake system.

March 31, 2023

Fishing groups sue to stop water deliveries for farming in Oregon, California

The Yurok Tribe and other fishing groups filed a motion to stop water deliveries for farming in Oregon and California unless the action won’t threaten the survival of endangered species

March 29, 2023

Florida sees fewer manatee starvation deaths as feeding ends

Florida is seeing fewer deaths from manatee starvation as feeding for the winter season ends. Thousands of pounds of lettuce were provided to hundreds of manatees at a power plant site

March 28, 2023

Minnesota nuclear power plant leak repaired, will return to service next week

A broken pipe that caused a leak at a Minnesota nuclear power plant has been repaired and the plant is set to return to service next week.

March 27, 2023

US lawsuit seeks to protect habitat of endangered corals

A U.S. lawsuit is seeking to protect the habitat of 12 endangered coral species across the Caribbean and Pacific Oceans. The lawsuit accuses the government of failing to protect corals.

March 27, 2023

Fishermen admit to stuffing catches with fillets, lead weights to win Ohio tournament

Jacob Runyan and Chase Cominsky pled guilty to claims that they cheated in an Ohio fishing tournament by stuffing walleyes with lead weights and fish fillets.

March 21, 2023

Government rules last wild Atlantic salmon in country can coexist with Maine's hydroelectric dams

The last wild Atlantic salmon in the country reside in Maine rivers. The government ruled that the salmon can coexist with hydroelectric dams in the state.