WASHINGTON, D.C. — Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced today that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will distribute more than $862 million to all 50 states, U.S. commonwealths and territories, and the District of Columbia to support hunting, sport-fishing, and fish and wildlife conservation and education programs.
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The 33rd annual Take-A-Kid Fishing Trip will be held on Sunday June 6th in Clayton-1000 Islands, NY. The event is sponsored by the Clayton Fishing Guides Association in cooperation with the Clayton Chamber of Commerce. The contest is open to all youngsters ages 10 through 15 on June 6th, regardless of where you live.
Grand Rapids, Minnesota - Wired2Fish, Inc. (formerly Get Outside Media, L.L.C.) is proud to announce its newest addition aimed at keeping fisherman “wired to fish” with the release of its new 12-week mini-show series, Wired2Fish TV. The show will debut this Saturday, April 3 at 7:26 a.m. (EST) on ESPN2 between World’s Greatest Fishing Show and Barclays Soccer. The second viewing of the first mini-show will air on ESPN2 Sunday, April 4 at 6:26 a.m. (EST) between Pirates of the Flats and World’s Greatest Fishing Show.
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The recreational harvest season for vermilion snapper in Atlantic Ocean waters off Florida opens on April 1. Recreational fishing for vermilion snapper has been closed in Atlantic state and federal waters since November 1 to reduce overfishing and help increase the population of vermilion snapper.
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The Department of Natural Resources’ access site on Lake Manitou will be available through the last weekend of April but will close temporarily for an unspecified length of time as soon as April 26.
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Arlington, Va.–Great trout fishing almost always has a great conservation story behind it, and Trout Unlimited: On the Rise, the television show from the nation’s largest coldwater conservation group covers both big-fish and big-habitat stories in spades when it makes its debut on Sportsman Channel next week.
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BENTON, Kentucky - Three PAA members were awarded the BoatU.S. Foundation Environmental Leadership Award for their efforts to spearhead a cleanup project at Pickwick Lake in Florence, Alabama, prior to the 2008 PAA Corporate Cup.
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ESPN Outdoors, the worldwide leader in outdoor events coverage, announced today the schedule for the 2010 Built Ford Tough ESPN Outdoors Saltwater Series presented by Takemefishing.org. The announcement precedes the debut of the ESPN2 coverage of the 2009 Saltwater Series, which will air Sunday, March 28 at 8 a.m. ET, with original episodes through May 2.
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DETROIT, MI — WFN: World Fishing Network, North America’s only 24-hour fishing lifestyle channel, and Comcast Michigan will offer one lucky angler and his or her favorite fishing buddy the opportunity to spend the day fishing with Detroit baseball great Jack Morris in the “WFN’s Fishing with Jack Morris presented by Comcast” Sweepstakes.
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Mixed Global Reaction to Defeat of Tuna Ban
Many Japanese appeared pleased Friday that they were able to rally nations to defeat a proposed ban on the export of Atlantic bluefin tuna. But others are expressing concern about the fate of the fish. (Ma…
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