5,000 Lahontan Cutthroat Trout to be Placed in Lake Tahoe
For the first time ever the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service’s Lahontan National Fish Hatchery Complex will stock several thousand large (12-14”) Pilot Peak Lahontan …
Tagfish in the news
An Epic Journey 30 Years In The Making
An amazing story about a striped bass that was caught and tagged on Sept. 16, 1989, when it was a 24-inch schoolie on Cape Cod. …
Judge Vacates Part Of Protection Decision On Rio Grande cutthroat
A judge has asked U.S. biologists to explain part of a determination that Rio Grande cutthroat doesn’t merit endangered species listing. But U.S. District Court Senior …
Northern Snakehead Caught in Monongahela River
The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission confirmed Monday that an invasive northern snakehead was recently caught in the Monongahela River. It is the first confirmed snakehead …
Risking The Extinction of Thompson-Chilcotin Steelhead
The commercial pink salmon fishery is so important to the B.C. federal government it’s willing to wipe out an entire species to keep harmful gillnets …
Scientist Says Fish Can Feel Pain Like Mammals
According to the same scientist who said fish feel pain in 2002. Fish experience pain on a level comparable to mammals, according to a scientist …
Virginia Fisheries Managers Uphold Emergency Striped Bass Regulations
Kudos to the Virginia Marine Resources Commission who voted 7-1 to uphold an emergency striped bass management order issued in August that cut the state’s …
A wildfire killed 80% of fish in a Colorado river
The fish population in the Animas River in southwest Colorado has suffered a massive loss following a wildfire from June 2018: It’s down about 80%. …
Paiute cutthroat make return to native habitat after nearly 100 years
For the first time in nearly a century, a rare California trout species will swim in a mountain creek that is its native habitat, marking …
Victory on Santa Ynez River to Protect Endangered Steelhead
The Environmental Defense Center on behalf of California Trout, Inc. secured a major victory for Southern California steelhead on the Santa Ynez River in Santa …