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First Evidence of Natural Lake Trout Reproduction in Lake Erie

October 29, 2022 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Lake Trout fry courtesy DECThe Journal of Great Lakes Research has recently published “Evidence of lake trout (Salvelinus namaycush) natural reproduction in Lake Erie,” a new article on Lake Erie lake trout restoration. [Read more…] about First Evidence of Natural Lake Trout Reproduction in Lake Erie

Filed Under: Nature, Western NY Tagged With: DEC, fish, Fisheries, fishing, Great Lakes, Lake Erie, nature, Trout, Wildlife

Lake Ontario, St. Lawrence River Projects Funded

October 16, 2022 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

DEC LogoThe New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) and Syracuse-based Great Lakes Research Consortium (GLRC) have announced nearly $90,000 in grant awards for three research projects that will address priority issues identified by New York’s Great Lakes Action Agenda and support science needs of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s 2023 Cooperative Science Monitoring Initiative on Lake Ontario. [Read more…] about Lake Ontario, St. Lawrence River Projects Funded

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Nature, Recreation, Western NY Tagged With: DEC, Environmental Protection Fund, fish, Fisheries, Grants, Great Lakes Research Consortium, Invasive Species, Lake Ontario, nature, plastics, St. Lawrence River, SUNY Buffalo, SUNY ESF, Syracuse University, Trout, Upstate Freshwater Institute, Wildlife

Uncommon Fish Found in Haverstraw Bay and the Tappan Zee

October 8, 2022 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Blackcheek Toungefish by ElizaBeth StreifenderOver the past few weeks of sampling young-of-year striped bass during the annual beach seine, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Hudson River Fisheries crews have pulled in some uncommon fish from Haverstraw Bay and the Tappan Zee. [Read more…] about Uncommon Fish Found in Haverstraw Bay and the Tappan Zee

Filed Under: Nature, New York City Tagged With: fish, Fisheries, Haverstraw, Hudson River, nature, Wildlife

DEC Releases Draft Great Lakes Action Agenda

October 7, 2022 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

DEC LogoThe New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has released the draft New York’s Great Lakes Action Agenda 2022-2030, a multi-year action plan to guide restoration and conservation, and foster sustainable, resilient, communities in New York’s Great Lakes region. [Read more…] about DEC Releases Draft Great Lakes Action Agenda

Filed Under: Nature, Recreation, Western NY Tagged With: Climate Change, DEC, Environmental History, Environmental Protection Fund, fish, Great Lakes, Invasive Species, Lake Erie, Lake Ontario, nature, Niagara River, St. Lawrence River, Wildlife

Sturgeon Events Planned For October

September 29, 2022 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

6 foot Lake Sturgeon from Oneida Lake provided by DECThe New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) and New York Sea Grant (NYSG) have announced a series of fall events celebrating the continuing recovery of the state’s three sturgeon species.

Sturgeon populations are rebounding in New York after decades of being on the threatened or endangered species lists as DEC continues to work to bring the primitive and distinctive fish back to the freshwaters of the state through strategic fish management and water quality improvements. [Read more…] about Sturgeon Events Planned For October

Filed Under: Nature, Recreation Tagged With: DEC, fish, Fisheries, fishing, nature, sturgeon, Wildlife

New York’s Fall Salmon Migration

September 17, 2022 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

spawning salmon courtesy U.S. Fish & Wildlife ServiceEach fall, tributaries to the Great Lakes and Lake Champlain are home to salmon returning to spawn. This can make for some exciting fish watching as salmon move upstream and jump or otherwise navigate various obstructions on their way to their desired spawning sites. [Read more…] about New York’s Fall Salmon Migration

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Nature, Western NY Tagged With: Bouquet River, fish, Fisheries, fishing, Great Lakes, Lake Champlain, Lake Ontario, nature, Salmon, Salmon River, Wildlife

Aquatic Habitat Improvements Projects in Jefferson County

September 17, 2022 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

DEC LogoThe New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has announced the completion of two aquatic habitat improvement projects in Jefferson County.

These habitat enhancements, on the Black River below the town of Dexter and in Chaumont Bay, Jefferson County, were implemented in partnership with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) and U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and create new spawning habitat for native fish species that are critical for local economies and ecological diversity in the region. [Read more…] about Aquatic Habitat Improvements Projects in Jefferson County

Filed Under: Nature, Western NY Tagged With: Black River, DEC, fish, Fisheries, fishing, Jefferson County, Lake Ontario, nature, Wildlife

Watch For Threatened Mooneye

September 10, 2022 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

teeth on a Mooneye tongue courtesy Illinois DNRMooneye are listed as a threatened species in New York, which prohibits their importation, transportation, possession or sale.

The mooneye is a medium-sized fish, usually reaching 10-14 inches in length and 1-2 pounds in weight. It has a flattened body (like a sunfish) with very silver scales (like a shiner). Mooneye can often be mistaken for members of the herring/shad family and suckers. [Read more…] about Watch For Threatened Mooneye

Filed Under: Nature Tagged With: DEC, endangered species, fish, nature, Wildlife

Poachers Using Nets Face Charges in Suffolk, Sullivan Counties

September 4, 2022 by Editorial Staff 2 Comments

Over-the-limit menhaden, short fluke, and undersized crab haulsAccording to a press release issued by DEC, on August 17th, NYS Environmental Conservation Officers Dickson and Pabes responded to the Captree Fishing Pier at Captree State Park in Suffolk County on Long Island after receiving reports of anglers using nets to catch undersized crabs and other species. [Read more…] about Poachers Using Nets Face Charges in Suffolk, Sullivan Counties

Filed Under: Hudson Valley - Catskills, Nature, New York City, Recreation Tagged With: Babylon, Captree State Park, Cochecton, crabs, Crime and Justice, DEC, fish, fishing, Islip, Long Island, nature, Suffolk County, Sullivan County, Wildlife

Restoring American Shad in the Susquehanna River

July 9, 2022 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

American Shad restoration programNative and colonial Americans fished for shad for sustenance, often smoking the flesh and consuming the roe as a delicacy.

American shad continued to be an important recreational and commercial fishery throughout the 20th Century. However, the shad stock has since dramatically declined due to shoreline development, pollution and over fishing, and as a result all recreational and commercial fisheries for American shad were closed in 2010.

As part of an effort to restore American shad (Alosa sapidissima) in New York, DEC Fisheries staff, in collaboration with the PA Fish and Boat Commission, recently stocked 322,000 American shad fry (young fish) into the Susquehanna River in Endicott, Broome County, NY.

[Read more…] about Restoring American Shad in the Susquehanna River

Filed Under: Recreation, Nature, Western NY Tagged With: Broome County, DEC, Endicott, fish, Fisheries, fishing, nature, Susquehanna River, Wildlife

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