Lake Superior perch fishery hurting steelhead stock?

Study shows connection between resurgence of perch, walleye and decline of trout in Lake Superior tributary.

LINK (via:CBC News)

Should California Spend 4 Billion Gallons to Save a Few Fish?

In the the heart of California’s drought-parched Central Valley, fruit and vegetable supplier to the nation, a water district is defying a federal order to give some endangered trout a 3.9 billion gallon water ride out to sea. And it could be the first skirmish in a much wider conflict.

LINK (via: Wired)

#SaveDorados

Help fund research on Golden Dorado in Argentina to develop more effective management strategies.

Dorado (Salminus brasiliensis) is an iconic and charismatic fish species in neotropical rivers of Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay, Bolivia, and northern Argentina. Both sport and commercial fishers value Dorado for their sustenance, vigor, beauty, and challenge. ­­Dorado provides economic support for communities in northern Argentina and throughout South America. Currently the species is facing severe pressure and declining populations due to overharvest harvest, habitat degradation, and poorly understood ecology, including movement patterns.

As the first study of its kind the iconic Golden Dorado the findings and work here stands to be key info that ensures the Dorado will be thriving for years to come.

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Trevally Tuesday - Pond Edition

The Life Amphibious posted a couple of pictures of some nice trevally in a pond.

Gail Shea orders all salmon caught in Maritimes to be released

Anglers will not be allowed to keep any Atlantic salmon caught in the Maritimes in 2015.

The conservation measure was announced Tuesday by Minister of Fisheries and Oceans Gail Shea in response to dwindling salmon numbers.

LINK (via: CBC News)

Washington battling major threat to Columbia salmon

Sea lions, cormorants, terns.....now you can add northern pike to the list.

Washington is in a running battle with a sharp-toothed, voracious, predatory alien invader, the northern pike.

The biggest fear is that the prolific breeders might make it down river from Box Canyon Reservoir and into the Columbia River.

LINK (via: The Statesman Journal)