Fish - Page 29

July 5, 2022

Decrease in Salmon affects killer whales, according to studies

Southern Resident killer whales have been lacking food for multiple years. The fluctuating level of salmon from spawning areas on rivers has a negative affect on killer whale health.

June 28, 2022

Fishermen catch 661-pound stingray, world’s largest freshwater fish

Fishermen in northern Cambodia caught the world’s largest freshwater fish, a 661-pound freshwater stingray named Boramy, on June 13, 2022, according to Guinness World Records.

June 21, 2022

Tennessee wildlife committee names Jason Maxedon to executive director position

Tennessee's wildlife agency has names Jason Maxedon as the permanent director. This comes after a unanimous vote promoted the interim director to permanently fill the position.

June 21, 2022

California wildlife officials decide to euthanize trout following bacteria outbreak

350,000 California trout will need to be euthanized after the discovery of a naturally occurring bacteria known as Lactococcus petuari. This was announced on Monday.

June 21, 2022

Tennessee issues fish consumption advisories for black bass and catfish in 3 reservoirs

Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation has issued fish consumption advisories for black bass and catfish living on the Cheatham, Center Hill and Dale Hollow reservoirs.

June 21, 2022

California to euthanize 350,000 diseased trout

California authorities say they will euthanize 350,000 rainbow trout due to a spike in bacterial infections and work on maintaining a supply for angling.

June 6, 2022

Texas fisherman breaks record with 64-pound smallmouth buffalo: ‘Very strong fish'

Cassady Douglas, 29, of Austin, Texas, broke the record for the largest smallmouth buffalo — at 64 pounds — caught in Austin’s Lady Bird Lake.

June 4, 2022

California court rules a bumblebee is a fish under environmental law

The California State Appellate Court of the Third District has ruled a bumblebee can be classified as a fish, overturning a previous decision.

May 4, 2022

Texas man catches 9.5-foot tiger shark with the help of a drone

A San Antonio man used a drone in his battle against a 9.5-foot tiger shark over the weekend in Port Aransas, a Texas beach town about 20 miles east of Corpus Christi.

February 22, 2022

Arkansas angler reels in massive striped bass, releases it before getting it weighed

Stephen Tyson Jr. may have caught a new state record fish, but let it go before getting any measurements.