Conservation News

Conservation News

Proving fish care works

WADDINGTON, N.Y.—Barb Elliot was ecstatic as the boats idled past the Yamaha AFTCO Live Release Boat. What made the New York B.A.S.S. Nation Conservation Director giddy were the well wishes...

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Fish care a top priority at St. Lawrence

WADDINGTON, N.Y. — When asked which tournament destination ranks as their favorite, the overwhelming majority of Bassmaster Elite Series pros chose the upper St. Lawrence River. And why not? The...

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Hatching Florida bass in Arizona

SEDONA, Ariz. — Visualize bass spawning in a hatchery and what do you see? Big, fat females, right? Maybe even double-digits, if you’re familiar with Texas’ ShareLunker program, which uses...

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Daily Limit: Don’t sweat ‘decimal dust’

Fisheries biologist advises anglers to live and let fish It’s great that many anglers care about the health of bass fisheries, yet Arkansas’ top fisheries biologist often wonders if things...

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The war on carp, part 1

I’m going to tell you right up front that this subject is not as sexy as talking about catching giant bass. At the same time, I will also tell you...

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Fish kills in Alabama and Kentucky

VERSAILLES, Ky. – This is now a tale of two fish kills: On July 2, a massive die-off commenced on the Kentucky River as a result of a bourbon spill...

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Yamaha helps Georgia DNR ramp up conservation efforts

Georgia Department of Natural Resources – Wildlife Resources Division (DNR) continues its efforts to restore and enhance reservoir fisheries habitat through native aquatic vegetation plantings.  Native aquatic plants are being...

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2019 Noreen Clough memorial scholarships awarded

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — The third annual Noreen Clough Memorial Scholarships for Females in Fisheries have been awarded to Hadley Boehm, a Ph.D. student at the University of Missouri, and to April Lamb,...

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