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Restrictions On Snook And Grouper Fishing In Florida
Several species of grouper will be off-limits in state waters in the Gulf of Mexico, while snook fishing is set to reopen on Florida's Atlantic coast.
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Michigan DNR Aims To Encourage Outdoor Activity By Women
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources has put out the call for women to head outdoors this winter with an all-day program at a center in the northern Lower Peninsula.
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New Shark Fishing Limits Set For Florida Waters
The harvesting of some sharks will be prohibited in Florida state waters in 2012.
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Virginia Fisherman ID Program Registers 56k In 1st Year
More than 56,000 anglers complied in 2011 with a new requirement that they register with the state to fish in salt water, though the number who have notified the state is far lower than federal estimates of how many people are actually fishing.
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Permit Now Needed For Non-Anglers At Georgia Fishing Areas
With the New Year, people who hike, picnic or camp, but don't fish, no longer have free use of the Evans County Public Fishing Area and 31 other facilities around Georgia.
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Sportsmen Offer Insight on What Influences Purchase Decisions
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Tougher Rules Hit Gulf Coast Fishermen and Industry Hard
Travis Palladeno, a veteran charter fishing captain on Florida's Gulf Coast, flips through his appointment book and bemoans the blank pages. Restrictions on some of the most popular — and — sport fish are so strict right now.
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New Louisiana Hunting Rodeo Takes Aim At Invasive Species
Even for a state known for its hunting and fishing rodeos, this new rodeo is offbeat: Go catch invasive species like nutria — that South American water rodent scientists say are eating up south Louisiana's fragile marshland.
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Nebraska Public Hunting And Fishing Atlas Goes Mobile
Nebraskans looking for public access to hunting and fishing sites in Nebraska can now find them as close as their smartphones.
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Problems Found In Michigan Hunting License System
State auditors have found holes in the computer system that's used to sell hunting and fishing licenses in Michigan.
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Mississippi DMR Artificial Reef Program Showing Success
Fishermen love them, but Hurricane Katrina nearly wiped them out.
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Atlantic Sharks Threatened By Overfishing
Half of the 48 countries that fish the Atlantic did not report any shark catches in 2009, a sign that they are failing to adequately assess the impact of fisheries on threatened shark species, an environmental advocacy group said Tuesday.
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Virginia Game And Fish Agency To Remain Independent For Now
A merger of Virginia's hunting and fishing oversight agency with the Department of Conservation and Recreation is off for at least another year.
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Majority of Sporting Licenses Purchased at Local Retailers
Smithwick & Associates
The traditional route of purchasing a license at a local retailer before heading outdoors remains the popular option.
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1,500 Lionfish Removed From Florida Keys During Derbies
More than 1,500 invasive Indo-Pacific red lionfish were removed from Florida Keys waters during three 2011 lionfish derbies.
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Wyoming Hatchery Successful With Golden Trout
The Story Fish Hatchery completed successful spawning operations this past summer for one of Wyoming's more unique species — the golden trout.
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Wilderness Bill For Scenic Nevada Range Introduced
With a rural county's blessing, Nevada's congressional delegation has introduced legislation to protect 26,000 acres of a scenic mountain range north of Winnemucca as a federal wilderness area.
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Mississippi Gets Aggressive With Asian Carp
With Asian carp causing headaches on lakes and rivers across the country, conservation officials are trying all sorts of things to get rid of them.
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400,000 Sunfish Stocked Into South Carolina's Edisto River
About 400,000 fish are being released into the Edisto River.
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New Fishing Conservation Laws Of 2012
Bob Marshall, The Times-Picayune
By now most of us have read stories about groups who believe Armageddon arrives in 2012. And most of us consider most of them to be operating on the fringe of reality. And we say that with all due respect.
