The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today released the preliminary Environmental Assessment on the Kodiak Regional Aquaculture Association’s application for a special use permit to conduct a nutrient enrichment project on Karluk Lake within the Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge (Refuge). The project area covers the Karluk Lake basin, including Thumb and O’Malley Lakes. The Service also released an analysis […]
WASHINGTON —Collaboration among federal and state agencies, rice growers and industry has created federally enforceable restrictions of the pesticide thiobencarb to protect threatened and endangered salmon and steelhead trout in California. “Working hand-in-hand with our partners we have met the critical environmental and economic goals of protecting threatened and endangered salmon and steelhead trout while […]
An Arnold Missouri man, 58-year-old Ilya Kovalenko was formally charged last week with the assistance of the Missouri Department of Conservation and Wildlife troopers out of Palmer for a half a dozen charges that were related to Falsification of Hunting and Fishing Licenses and illegally harvesting Salmon and a Black Bear. Troopers were contacted by […]
Sockeye salmon that sprint to spawning grounds through fast-moving waters may be at risk, suggests new research by University of British Columbia scientists. When salmon encounter turbulent, fast-moving water–such as rapids or areas downstream of dams—they must move upstream using a behaviour known as “burst swimming” that is similar to sprinting for humans. “Days after […]
