Category: Fishing

Boat Show in Florida, aerial view. Image from Canva.com.

2024 Winter Boat Shows

1/10/2024 - By US Harbors. The 2024 Boat Show Season Has Started! Already a show or two has come and gone, but get ready as things heat up starting this weekend with great boat shows around the country. Boat Shows in January Chicago Boat Show -- Jan. 10-14. This coming weekend, if… SEE MORE

Boat Shows

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What To Do (And Not Do) During A Flood

1/10/2024 - By The Weather Channel. While tornadoes and hurricanes are scary and destructive, when it comes to one of the most dangerous weather events, floods are devastating. The Federal Emergency Management Agency indicates flood damage cost $17 billion annually between 2010 and 2018, and the numbers are rising nationally. This type… SEE MORE

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January 2024 high tide flooding in Camden Maine

High Tide Flooding Outlook for January 2024

1/10/2024 - By US Harbors. Coastal Flooding Predictions for January 2024 2024 is starting off with a bang, with coastal storm conditions bringing storm surge warnings and coastal flooding around the country. NOAA's January high-tide flooding predictions do not account for real-time weather conditions where wind and weather conditions may cause additional flooding outside… SEE MORE

US Coast Guard Tows Disabled Fishing Vessel 160 Miles Through Blizzard

1/8/2024 - By Mike Schuler The crew of U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Alex Haley (WMEC 39) successfully towed a disabled fishing vessel to the port of Adak, ensuring the safety of the eight people aboard. The initial notification of the disabled vessel came last Thursday at 5:57 a.m. when the master of Aleutian No. 1 reported… SEE MORE

Ice Fishing Tips for Beginners

1/6/2024 - By Andy Nabreski As I set my last trap, the sun begins to show, illuminating the vast sheet of creaking ice that lies beneath my feet. I can no longer hear the booming, echoing hoots from the barred owl that resides along the shore of the small cove. Its call… SEE MORE

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Seabirds Can Help Predict the Size of Fish Stocks—If Only We’d Listen

12/25/2023 - By Abby McBride. The scientists who study terns, puffins, and other fish-eating birds are trying to get fisheries managers to heed their warnings. In 2015, fisheries managers monitoring Atlantic herring in the waters off the United States and Canada made a grave miscalculation. Things were looking good for the multimillion-dollar… SEE MORE

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At Sharkathon, Shark Fishers Are a Keen Audience for Conservation Advice

12/24/2023 - By Claudia Geib. Catch-and-release fishing can kill sharks. But fishers will work to limit the damage—once they know how.Every fall, more than 900 recreational anglers in Texas gather their gear and wade into the blood-warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico for Sharkathon. In this four-day catch-and-release shark fishing tournament,… SEE MORE

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Striped Bass. Photo provided by Canva.com

December Report: Striper Fishing in Long Island, NY

12/9/2023 - By On The Water. Northerly autumn winds kept the south shore surf calm and deceitfully inviting that Saturday morning. It was in mid-November, but even under sunny blue skies, the morning chill made it feel like late December. With a frigid 8 to 10-knot wind at my back, it felt like… SEE MORE

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Are Sea Cucumbers a Cleanup Solution to Fish Farm Pollution?

12/8/2023 - By Yale School of the Environment. Seafood farm operators are breeding and deploying sea cucumbers to vacuum up the massive amounts of fish waste that pose a major problem for their industry. It is part of an effort to redesign fish farms with multiple species so that they work more like… SEE MORE

Fish Farming

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Widening Safety: FISH Wellness Act Helps Fishing Communities

12/6/2023 - FISH Wellness Act can advance safety training and fishermen’s health programs In fishing families and communities across the country, respect for the ocean is a lesson handed down from one generation to the next. Safety training is becoming part of that tradition. “Fishing communities are close-knit by nature,” said Emily… SEE MORE

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