Prevention of Escapement of Genetically Altered Salmon in the United States

That is the name of new legislation sponsored by Alaska Senator Mark Begich to ban genetically engineered salmon.

LINK (via: The Columbia Basin Bulletin)

Marlin Wins - Another Loses

While backing down on a marlin a captian buried the transom and lost his boat... and the fish.

LINK (via: Marlin Magazine)

This 987 lb marlin was not so lucky.

Why are we still killing billfish?

LINK (via: Outdoors Action and Adventure)

Crikey!

There's a Fungus Among Us

A fungus outbreak is killing old Bighorn brown trout.

LINK (via: The Billings Gazette)

Fishing with explosives in Mentawais angers surfers, conservationists

My hunch is the fish are not to happy about it either.

Fishermen have often joked, after hours of not catching anything, that they wished they had some dynamite. But in the Mentawai Islands in Indonesia, fishing with explosives is no joke: This practice, carried out illegally by visiting fishermen aboard skiffs, is destroying precious reefs that are critical to the health of the marine ecosystem. The reefs also are important for a tourism industry supported largely by surfers, who visit because of the perfect waves that break over the reefs, but also because of the pristine nature of the region.

LINK (via: Grind TV)

A petition has been established and those who care about the people of the Mentawais and the marine environment are encouraged to sign.

How a Steelhead Trout Goes From the Hoh River to the Entree Menu

WTF?

Allecia Vermillion has written one of the most ignorant and misinformed articles on wild steelhead in the history of hipster foodie reporting.

LINK (via:Seattle Met)

Those who recognize the plight of wild steelhead are making their voices heard in the comments, please add your voice.