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    Fish for Free in North Carolina on July 4 

    by
    Brandon
    Published on 06-18-2007 09:51 AM

    To encourage more people to get outside and on the water, the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission announces a free fishing day.

    On July 4 from midnight until 11:59 p.m., anyone—resident or non-resident—can fish in any public water, including coastal waters, in North Carolina without purchasing a fishing license or a trout stamp. However, other fishing regulations, such as size and creel limits and bait and tackle restrictions, as well as park use fees apply. 

    So that anglers of all ages and skill levels have an excellent chance of catching fish, the agency has stocked a variety of catchable-sized fish in waters across the state, from trout in the mountains to channel catfish in the Piedmont and coastal regions. 

    “The purpose of the free fishing day is to give everyone an opportunity to enjoy the fun of fishing, especially those who don’t currently have a fishing license,” said Kent Nelson, fisheries program manager for the Commission’s Division of Inland Fisheries. “It’s a great way to spend quality time with your kids outdoors and develop an interest in nature and conservation.”

    The Commission has made finding a fishing spot easier by maintaining more than 100 Public Fishing Areas (PFAs) and Community Fishing Program (CFP) sites across the state. PFAs provide free fishing opportunities from the banks of North Carolina’s waters. The Commission clears the banks of underbrush and, in some cases, constructs universally accessible fishing piers, and installs fish attractors. 

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    Hijacking Fisheries Management-How Pew Charitable Trusts has co-opted the management process using paid-for science 

    by
    Brandon
    Published on 06-06-2007 01:14 PM

    In late 2006, “Fisheries Face Collapse by 2048!” was the headline read and heard around the world – at least in the world of Washington, DC.  It just so happens that Congress was debating the reauthorization of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act at that precise moment.  The press stories sighted a study led by Dr. Boris Worm of Dalhousie University.  While objective observers might question elements of the study, it was the media hype that the Pew Charitable Trusts (“Pew” or “the Trust”) wanted out there as part of a carefully orchestrated campaign to influence the Congressional debate on the Nation’s primary fisheries law.  Dr. Worm, a regular recipient of funding from Pew, working with SeaWeb, a Pew-funded public research group that specializes in media campaigns, worked on the message and the timing to get as much media coverage as possible.  They were successful. Big media loves a crisis, and when you have the money and the manpower it’s ...
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    Delaware Division of Fish and Wildlife to Host 21st Annual Youth Fishing Tournament on June 9 

    by
    Brandon
    Published on 06-06-2007 12:06 PM

    As part of its activities for National Fishing Week, June 2-10, the Delaware Division of Fish and Wildlife will hold its 21st Annual Youth Fishing Tournament from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Saturday, June ...
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    North Carolina Restoration Efforts Target American Shad in Roanoke River 

    by
    Brandon
    Published on 06-06-2007 09:37 AM

    It’s an encouraging chapter in what has become an all-too-familiar bleak story of a natural resource lost because of habitat degradation and over-harvesting.

    American shad, once an important commercial and recreational fishery, declined sharply in the late 20th century; however, this trend may be reversing, thanks to the cooperative efforts of the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

    Since 1998, the two agencies have worked together to restore depleted populations of American shad along the Atlantic Coast by stocking more than 8 million “marked” shad fry in the Roanoke River as part of the Roanoke River American Shad Restoration Program.

    So far, Commission biologists have captured more than 50 3- to 4-inch, hatchery-origin juveniles in the lower Roanoke River, as well as three adult fish with hatchery marks upstream on the spawning grounds.

    The appearance of these adult fish indicates that the propagation program is working and that some of the fish are surviving four to five years in the ocean and then returning to where they were stocked.

    “The marked adult fish that we collected in 2005 and 2006 are the first hatchery-reared fish that have survived to spawning age that we’ve documented.” said Pete Kornegay, coastal region fisheries supervisor with the Commission.

    Currently, only four rivers in North Carolina still support adequate stocks of American shad: the Cape Fear, Neuse, Tar, and Chowan rivers. Because of this, these rivers provide the brood fish used for fry production ...

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