Stories Tagged "fish"
Dam Operators Boosting Colorado River Flows
posted on June 15, 2012 at 4:55 PM
GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) - Water officials say they're adding flows to the Colorado River to benefit fish, rafting, and farmers and ranchers in western Colorado after a dry spring. The Colorado River District, Denver Water and the U.S....
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Shrimp season rolls on amid controversy over quota
posted on January 18, 2012 at 3:09 PM
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) - New England fishermen have been casting their nets in the cold Gulf of Maine waters since the northern shrimp season began Jan. 2, but their season could be cut short this winter if their catches are too...
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Underwater cannon may help protect Great Lakes
posted on December 30, 2011 at 3:08 PM
Scientists struggling to protect native Great Lakes fish from a greedy predator called the round goby are taking a page from the playbook of stores that pipe classical music through loudspeakers to chase away loitering teens.
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Asian carp case cast to Supreme Court
posted on October 28, 2011 at 3:21 PM
Five states asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday to hear their plea for quicker federal action to prevent Asian carp and other invasive species from moving between the Great Lakes and Mississippi river watersheds.
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Intensive monitoring of Asian Carp begins near Lake Michigan
posted on August 5, 2011 at 4:32 PM
Federal officials say they will begin intensive monitoring of a waterway near Lake Michigan next week after genetic material from the invasive Asian carp showed up in three rounds of genetic testing.
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Flooding on Mississippi River Threatens Catfish Industry
posted on May 13, 2011 at 3:05 PM
YAZOO CITY, Miss (AP) — Catfish farming in Mississippi faces grave danger from flooding.
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Study: 40 Mediterranean Fish Species Could Vanish
posted on April 21, 2011 at 3:04 PM
GENEVA (AP) -- A new study suggests that more than 40 fish species in the Mediterranean could vanish in the next few years.
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Weeks after fish kill, officials still not sure of the cause
posted on April 1, 2011 at 3:04 PM
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Three weeks after a huge fish die-off in Southern California, officials have a body count but still can't say what drove 175 tons of sardines into a marina.
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Catfish Wars Heat up over Inspection Feud
posted on March 25, 2011 at 11:03 AM
WASHINGTON (AP) -- U.S catfish farmers thought they had pulled off a coup when they persuaded Congress a few years ago to require tougher federal inspections for the whiskered fish.
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Dead Sardines Plug Marina
posted on March 11, 2011 at 4:03 PM
REDONDO BEACH, Calif (AP) - It could take a week - and the smell could get a lot worse - before crews manage to scoop and vacuum up tons of dead sardines from a Southern California marina.
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Federal Judge Orders Rewrite of Delat Smelt Plan
posted on December 17, 2010 at 3:12 PM
FRESNO, Calif. (AP) -- A federal judge on Tuesday ordered the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to rewrite parts of its plan to protect a tiny, threatened fish that lives in California's freshwater delta.
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Groups Sue EPA Over Lead Ammo, Tackle
posted on November 23, 2010 at 2:11 PM
WASHINGTON (AP) Three environmental groups sued the Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday to force it to prevent lead poisoning of wildlife from spent ammunition and lost fishing tackle.
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Market to Market (August 13, 2010)
posted on August 13, 2010 at 6:08 PM
Feds, Farmers Create Habitats for Migrating Birds
posted on July 30, 2010 at 3:07 PM
MAMOU, La (AP) -- Water gurgling from a well is flooding Craig Gautreaux's rice and crawfish fields, turning the farm into a wetland for migratory birds whose usual Gulf of Mexico wintering grounds are threatened by the oil spill.
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Farmers Urged To Open Lands Under Open Fields
posted on July 16, 2010 at 3:07 PM
SIOUX FALLS, S.D (AP) — In wildlife-rich South Dakota, opening up more private land to public recreation — namely hunting and fishing — would seem to be a slam-dunk for attracting new tourism dollars to the state.
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