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To find early season stripers, think shallow and moving waters.

A Cape Ann Teenager Makes a Bid for Striper Fishing Fame

9/19/2021 - By Billy Baker. MANCHESTER-BY-THE-SEA — It’s 4 a.m. and 18-year-old Finn Hawley is in a shed behind his house, doing what he does most days, which is preparing to go fishing for striped bass. Hawley is a lanky teen, just under 6 feet 4 inches tall, and despite the pre-dawn hour,… SEE MORE

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Now is Best Time for Crabbing on Oregon Coast

9/16/2021 - (Oregon Coast) – Wildlife officials on the Oregon coast say starting in September, this is the best time to go crabbing in bays and estuaries. Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) sent out that declaration Tuesday. It's a combination of the Dungeness crabs' life cycle and what weather does… SEE MORE

Harbormaster News from Our Coasts: August 2021

8/26/2021 - NEWS & UPDATES FOR AUGUST Updates from US Harbors News & Virtual Events from Our Harbormasters Updates from Our Coastal Business Community Photos of the Month Updates from US Harbors The 3rd Annual Harbormaster Appreciation Day is coming up this October 8th. We created this day to thank the men… SEE MORE

Bay Scallop Season Opens August 16 in St. Joseph Bay/Gulf County

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8/11/2021 - Recreational bay scallop season for Gulf County (including all of St. Joseph Bay) opens Aug.16 and will remain open through Sept. 24. This region includes all state waters from the Mexico Beach Canal in Bay County to the westernmost point of St. Vincent Island in Franklin County. Please continue to monitor… SEE MORE

Warming Rivers in US West Killing Fish, Imperiling Industry

7/27/2021 - By Daisy Nguyen. SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Baby salmon are dying by the thousands in one California river, and an entire run of endangered salmon could be wiped out in another. Fishermen who make their living off adult salmon, once they enter the Pacific Ocean, are sounding the alarm as… SEE MORE

News from Our Coasts: July 2021

7/26/2021 - NEWS & UPDATES FOR JULY Updates from US Harbors News & Virtual Events from Our Partners Updates from Our Coastal Business Community Photos of the Month Updates from US Harbors The world's largest trade show of sport fishing kicks off tomorrow. Join ICAST Orlando for their virtual show and learn… SEE MORE

Headed Offshore? How to Get Real-Time Weather Forecasts & Conditions

7/12/2021 - Getting Accurate Forecasts and Conditions When You're Offshore Can Be A Challenge: Here's a Solution! SiriusXM Marine provides graphical weather and fishing info for boaters, allowing you to know the conditions ahead. Features include radar, storm cell info, lightning strike locations, marine zone forecasts, wind/wave info, and more. The service… SEE MORE

Atlantic Red Snapper Season to Begin

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7/8/2021 - Researchers with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration are looking for anglers’ help to capture information about the Atlantic red snapper fishery. The 2021 recreational season in Atlantic federal waters is July 9-11. Anglers are limited to one fish per person, per day,… SEE MORE

The History of Transporting Fish by Rail

7/1/2021 - The U.S. Commission of Fish and Fisheries, commonly known as the Fish Commission, was created in 1871. One year later, Congress added fish culture to its scope of work. Commissioner Spencer Baird had already been allotted $5,000 — about $110,00 today — by Congress to study and recommend solutions to… SEE MORE

News from Our Coasts: June 2021

6/23/2021 - NEWS & UPDATES FOR JUNE Updates from US Harbors News & Virtual Events from Our Partners Updates from Our Coastal Business Community Photos of the Month Updates from US Harbors Congratulations to Charlevoix, Michigan for winning the top prize in our Best Harbor 2021 contest. Thanks to all of our… SEE MORE