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Casting into spring: CNY anglers welcome the season
Fishing attracts millions of enthusiasts. The American Sportfishing Association says one in six Americans are anglers, which equates to more than 50 million anglers nationwide. The fishing industry supports 826,000
New York Spring Trout Fishing Season Starts April 1 With Stocking Underway
The spring trout fishing season is starting April 1, giving anglers a chance to catch wild and stocked trout across New York.
Fishing shop says business is unusually good for March, but warm winter could hurt them down the road
With temperatures expected to push record highs for March later this week, typically summer-oriented businesses are experiencing an early-season boost in success. While things are looking good in t…
What do Maine’s fishermen and restaurateurs have in common? Mental health challenges.
Both our fishing and restaurant sectors shoulder extraordinary strain. If we them to endure here, we must take that into account.
Free Play Days – Diablo IV, Killing Floor 3, Bassmaster Fishing, Worms W.M.D and Tropico 6
Happy Free Play Days! Killing Floor 3, Bassmaster Fishing, Worms WMD, Tropico 6 and Diablo IV are this weekend's picks.
Sports Show traditions include DNR exhibit, license buying
Among the traditions for visitors to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Sports Show is a stop at the DNR exhibit to purchase fishing and hunting licenses.
Sports shops see increase in ice fishing sales
Wilderness Sports is offering an ice fishing essentials basket at a discount for any fishers still ready to go out.
Night fishing at the Retreat Meadow
BRATTLEBORO — The dark sky doesn't scare off local anglers from fishing at the Retreat Meadows on a recent evening.
Cortez Commercial Fishing Festival entertainment announced
CORTEZ – The Florida Institute for Saltwater Heritage (FISH) has released the entertainment schedule for the 44th annual Cortez Commercial Fishing Festival. On Saturday, Feb. 14, the live music begins […]
Taking Inventory: Fishing Rod
Once upon a time, Minecraft’s lakes and rivers were more or less empty of life. In the earliest versions of the game, water was basically just an obstacle and a danger. That all changed in the tenth and final of the game’s seecret updates – in September 2010 – when our item of the month, the fishing rod, was released.
From Fishing Nets to Furniture: Turning Ocean Plastic Into Usable Products
A brother-and-sister team in Spain started a sustainable business model recycling old and damaged nets into stadium seating and decorations.
Making science more visible
As he enters a laboratory with saltwater pools full of fish, Luka Žuvić explains how climate change is affecting the feeding ecology and reproductive biology of Atlantic bluefin tuna, and how the species is adapting.It is a topic that may seem remote to many people. But in a country where fishing and aquaculture are important to the economy and national identity, Žuvić’s research is at the intersection of science and society. “In Croatia, marine and environmental science are closely connected to people’s lives because fisheries, aquaculture, tourism and coastal development are a big part of our lives,” explains Žuvić, a doctoral student working at the Croatian Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries in the Adriatic coastal city of Split. He also serves as one of Croatia’s ambassadors to Science Comes to Town (SCTT), a European Commission-funded project that aims to make scientific research more accessible, while inspiring young people to study the sciences. The project kicked off in Spilt on 20 January with a conference attended by partner institutions, community representatives, policymakers and scientists. Along with Split, Brest (in France) and Kiel (in Germany) will host a year of activities connecting scientists with the public.Žuvić, 31, is part of the Young Researchers' Career Development Project, a doctoral programme funded by the Croatian Science Foundation. His research on Atlantic bluefin tuna builds on a foundation-backed project focusing on the reproductive potential of farmed tuna, including their sexual maturation and spontaneous spawning in captivity, which has implications for the restoration of the Adriatic Sea's natural tuna populations. He also studies the tuna's feeding ecology through stomach-content analysis, using DNA metabarcoding and morphological approaches, and employs geometric morphometrics to improve the identification of juvenile tuna and related species. The research aims to enhance understanding of the tuna farming ecology, improve fish farm management and contribute to sustainable aquaculture and fisheries research.Engaging with local communitiesConnecting with the community is crucial for Žuvić’s research. Conversations with fishermen help him better understand the bluefin tuna's habits and how marine pollution affects the fish. “They are also curious about the biology and ecology of bluefin tuna,” he says of local fishermen, adding that sharing research with non-scientists benefits everyone. “Sometimes scientific research is invisible,” he explains. “That's why we as researchers need to go out from our institutions and labs to the public so that we can show them what we are working on. This helps create more trust in the scientists and their research.”Engaging the public also raises awareness about the anthropogenic changes to the marine environment resulting from human activities and pollution. Žuvić helps remove plastic and other rubbish from the Adriatic Sea that pose a direct threat to marine species. Predators, such as bluefin tuna, are especially vulnerable to ingesting waste churned up by fishing trawlers. “They are very opportunistic fish that follow trawlers and ingest everything,” he notes. To illustrate the impact, he has shown students the contents of bluefin tuna stomachs. “Finding a plastic bottle cap in the stomach of a bluefin tuna is concerning,” he says. "Science can be a powerful way to turn curiosity into practical solutions,” Žuvić adds, and sharing research outcomes “helps increase public awareness and improve understanding of human impacts on the marine environment.”The research also has implications for Croatia's economy. The Atlantic bluefin tuna’s rich, flavourful meat is highly valued for sushi and other raw fish dishes. However, overfishing nearly brought its population to collapse by the early 2000s. Although the species has made a comeback in the Atlantic and Mediterranean regions, catches continue to be managed through agreements with the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas. Croatia was a pioneer in developing commercial aquaculture as an alternative to open-sea fishing and accounts for about 10% of the EU’s farmed production of the bluefin tuna, with Japan being a key export market.A history of European collaborationCroatia has participated in Europe’s framework programmes for research and innovation since 2007, six years before officially joining the EU. Žuvić believes that EU funding and collaboration with other European researchers is vital for Croatian science. As part of the SCTT opening conference, the Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries, the University of Split and other local institutions were part of a science fair to showcase research on topics, such as robotics and an EU LIFE project on the protection of sharks and rays in the Mediterranean. “I hope that Science Comes to Town will help increase scientific literacy and curiosity among citizens, particularly students, and show that science is not something that is distant or abstract, but something that directly affects everyday life,” Žuvić concludes. “Ultimately, I hope that projects like it contribute to building a society that values knowledge and critical thinking, and that we can think about long-term sustainability using knowledge from science.”Science|Business, which connects policymakers, academics and industry through its news reporting, analysis and events, is an SCTT partner.
Quebec fisherman reels in 244-pound, record-breaking Atlantic halibut — for science
Alain Hamel caught the largest Atlantic halibut ever recorded in the Saguenay Fjord on Saturday. Working with the local Fjord Museum, the ice fishing was part of a scientific project aiming to gain more information about the species.
Feds drop effort to get trans patients' records from LA children's hospital
After families sued, the Justice Department agreed to withdraw its subpoena for personal and medical information of transgender patients at Children's Hospital Los Angeles. Advocates called it a "fishing expedition" without evidence of wrongdoing.
Nome students fish for science
Last Friday, a group of Nome-Beltz high school students decked out in their winter gear stood in two rows, fishing for tomcod in the Nome Inner Harbor.
Maga loyalist expands investigation into intelligence officials who angered Trump
Experts decry Jason Reding Quiñones’s ‘fishing expedition’ as subpoenas reportedly issued to John Brennan and others
Sponsored: Science vs. Spin: The Truth About Menhaden Fishing in Louisiana Waters
Louisiana’s coast supports a wide variety of uses, including conservation, recreation, commercial fishing, energy, and shipping. The debate over menhaden harvest and the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission (LWFC)’s proposed
Maine lawmaker plans to submit mental health resources bill for heritage industries
A state senator plans to submit a bill in Augusta which would seek to address a lack of mental health resources.
Global Fishing Watch and Benioff Ocean Science Laboratory launch Deep-Sea Mining Watch
The new global transparency tool will empower governments, researchers and civil society to monitor vessels involved in deep-sea mineral explorationWashington, D.C., United States, Dec. 04, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Global Fishing Watch, an international nonprofit organization advancing ocean governance through transparency of human activity at sea, and the Benioff Ocean Science Laboratory, at the University of California, Santa Barbara, have unveiled an upgraded open-access portal designed to br
Ocean to Table: Connecting Science, Culture, and Tradition
Students explore the journey of salmon from ocean to table through science lessons and Suquamish cultural practices.