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TEEN ANGLER NEWS
FEBRUARY
UPDATES
FEBRUARY
MISSOURI TEEN ANGLERS
FEBRUARY MEETING
GUEST SPEAKER
MATT YOUNG, MISSOURI WATER PATROL
FLORIDA FISH
AND WILDLIFE
Red drum, spotted seatrout
management efforts change Feb. 1
http://myfwc.com/news/news-releases/2012/january/27/red-drum-seatrout/
FLORIDA
Snook season reopening
on Atlantic coast only
The recreational harvest season for snook reopens on
Feb. 1 in Florida’s Atlantic coastal and inland waters, including Lake
Okeechobee and the Kissimmee River.
Anglers may keep one snook between 28
and 32 inches total length per day in the allowable harvest areas only.
Fishermen targeting snook must have a snook permit as well as a
saltwater license unless they are exempt from having a license. Using
snatch hooks and spears is prohibited.
It is illegal to buy or sell snook.
The harvest of snook remains closed in
all of Florida’s Gulf of Mexico state waters, including Everglades
National Park and Monroe County, until Aug. 31. Anglers may still catch
and release snook during the closure, but the FWC encourages everyone to
handle and release these fish carefully to help ensure their survival
upon release.
This Gulf closure went into effect
Dec. 15, 2010, after the population was impacted by prolonged cold
weather. The closure will give the Gulf snook population time to
rebound. A stock assessment completed by the FWC’s Fish and Wildlife
Research Institute is due to the Commission in 2012.
Visit MyFWC.com/Fishing and click on “Saltwater” for
more information on snook.
NEW JERSEY
TROUT STOCKING
MEETING
The NJDEP Division of Fish and Wildlife
invites all interested anglers
to attend
the annual Trout Stocking Meeting
at the
Pequest Trout Hatchery
on Saturday, February 11 at 10:00
a.m.
This is an excellent opportunity to ask
questions, voice opinions, and give suggestions regarding the trout
stocking program.
Changes for 2012 season will be
presented and explained.
Additional topics will be results
of the 2011 Flatbrook Trout Angler Survey and ideas for an upcoming Trout
Telephone Angler Survey.
For more details, including a link to
directions to the hatchery, visit http://www.njfishandwildlife.com/news/2012/troutmtg12.htm
on the division's website.
Funding Opportunity
for Wetland Protection,
Restoration and Enhancement
The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
(NRCS) is providing funding for wetland protection, restoration and
enhancement activities on eligible lands in New Jersey.
Proposals for
projects are due by February 10, 2012.
Funding comes through the agency's
Wetlands Reserve Enhancement Program (WREP), with up to $17 million
available nationwide.
Only States, local units of government, Indian
Tribes and non-governmental organizations are eligible to submit a
proposal and enter into agreements with NRCS.
WREP partners are required
to contribute matching financial or technical assistance.
For more
information, visit http://www.nj.nrcs.usda.gov/programs/wrp/wrep.html
on the NRCS website.
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FOR ALL THOSE WHO LOVE TO FISH AND WANT
TO HELP PRESERVE THE ENVIRONMENT SO IT WILL BE HERE FOR OTHER GENERATIONS TO
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