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December 22, 2025 Public Comments ProcessingU.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, MS: PRB/3W5275 Leesburg PikeFalls Church, VA 22041-3803 Via Regulations.gov Re: Docket Numbers: Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Regulations for
Today’s article addresses a popular topic in fishing circles, the impact of forward facing sonar on angler catch rates. If you talk to veteran fisheries managers, you will hear that this discussion has played out many times over the years, and that technological advances are going to impact fish populations.
Panelists: Jeff Kopaska – AFS Executive Director Gary Whelan – AFS President Miguel Garcia-Bermudez – AFS Past President Marlis Douglas – AFS First Vice President Margaret Murphy – AFS President-Elect
Understanding the dynamics of disease transmission and outcomes for impacted individuals is challenging in natural systems, so fish health experts often try to replicate natural conditions in the laboratory. However static baths, often used for dosing studies, are not reminiscent of flowing water riverine environments.
New titles on sale in 2025 include: 11th Annual Larval Fish Conference Advances in Understanding Landscape Influences on Freshwater Habitats and Biological Assemblages Aquatic Habitat Assessment: Common Methods Biological Indicators
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Live session was held and recorded on: Friday, December 12, 202511 am Eastern Time Summary- A joint webinar hosted by AFS Fisheries Management Section and the Fisheries Administration
Today’s paper is an assessment of angler attitudes regarding Striped Bass populations, angling tactics, and regulations. It’s the culmination of a substantial online survey of anglers (N=1,651), and provides a wide variety of angler perspectives.
The project looked at zooplankton harvest from fishless aquaculture ponds, what impacts that had on the phytoplankton and zooplankton communities in those ponds, and how that compared to control systems. It also included the rationale for why one might want to undertake such an activity…
November 21, 2025 Stacey Jensen Oceans, Wetlands and Communities Division Office of Water (4504-T) Environmental Protection Agency 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, DC 20460 CWAwotus@epa.gov Milton Boyd Office of the
