Posts for tag "fishing regulations"
Marine Protected Areas (MPAs)
What are Marine Protected Areas? Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) are defined by NOAA as set areas where specific protections are put in place to protect the native ecosystem and biodiversity. As defined in MPAs’ founding document, Executive...
- Posted June 30, 2025
Reducing Illegal Fishing through Monitoring
Sustainable fisheries management and utilization are an essential part of preserving these resources for the future. One of the leading fights on this front is tackling illegal fishing activities at sea. Overfishing, destructive equipment, falsifying catch records,...
- Posted June 16, 2025
Managing Fisheries Within and After Fishing Bans: The 10-Year Fishing Ban in the Yangtze River
Fishing bans are a common regulatory tool used by fishery managers and local officials to restrict the exploitation of a water body and use the time to improve the ecosystem. During a fishing ban, this ecosystem improvement...
- Posted March 10, 2025
Florida Redfish Population Look Healthier Decades After Commercial Ban
A new study shows the redfish population in some Florida waters look healthier decades after the 1987 commercial ban.
- Posted November 20, 2023
Undersized Muskie in the Detroit River: How a Viral Video Exposed a Troubling Trend
In 2014, two muskie anglers caught another angler catching and killing an undersized Muskie on the Detroit River.
- Posted November 6, 2023
How the International Game and Fish Association Protects the World’s Waters
The IGFA has spent decades working toward creating sustainable fishing policies and contributing massively to global conservation efforts
- Posted February 13, 2023
How Boat Checks Play a Role in Aquatic Invasive Species Control
Anyone who studies aquatic invasive species (AIS) will say that one of the most common ways these invaders have been able to spread so rapidly and effectively has been improper boat maintenance. While natural travel patterns certainly...
- Posted October 19, 2022
