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Fishbusters’ Bulletin: Easy-to-keep New Year’s fishing resolutions
By: Bob Wattendorf, with Brandon Thompson [dropcap]I[/dropcap]t’s time to implement your resolutions for 2015. I bet you considered some tried-and-true, …
Study Unlocks Mysteries Behind Red Tide
Last month, researchers at the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) published new findings on Florida’s red tide organism, Karenia brevis, in a special issue of the scientific journal Harmful Algae.
You Are What You Eat- Research Sheds Light On Endangered Sea Turtles
With an eye toward understanding how to better protect the species, Florida researchers are shedding new light on the feeding ecology of the Kemp’s ridley turtle using the idea that, “You are what you eat.”
The Salmon Cannon Shoots Fish Upstream
The widespread damming of rivers across our country has benefits. Dams give us clean water, hydroelectric power, crop irrigation and reservoirs to fish. But in damming a river, that river ecosystem is destroyed, and specifically in the Pacific Northwest, the spawning runs of salmon are interrupted.
Snook harvest seasonal closure in Atlantic starts Dec. 15
The recreational harvest season for snook closes Dec. 15 in Atlantic state and federal waters, including Lake Okeechobee and the …
