There’s an interesting story in today’s Boston Globe about a cod tagging program. With the help of The Nature Conservancy in Massachusetts, fishermen and scientists have started tagging cod, inserting $300 trackers into 130 fish to better understand and protect their spawning. Researchers have placed 38 sensors in cod inhabited regions and will be able to […]
Yes, it’s cold in New Jersey, but that doesn’t mean the fishing has stopped. We’re getting reports from a few hearty souls in the Saltwater Nation who are bundling up and catching some nice fish. According to one angler we spoke with, New Jersey’s inshore reefs have been holding some nice sized lings and sea […]
Cod, fish, Fishing, Ling, New Jersey, Pollock, striped bass
The Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (COSEWIC) released yesterday its latest Wildlife Species Assessments. Included in the list are recommendations for several saltwater fish species, including increased protection for Atlantic cod, American Plaice, deep water redfish and Acadian redfish under the Species at Risk Act (SARA). The COSEWIC recommendations include: Atlantic cod […]
Canada, Cobia, Cod, Endangered Species, fish, Fishing, Species At Risk Act (SARA)
Saltwater Nation anglers working waters along the northern shore of Massachusetts have been reporting seeing an increase in the numbers of longfin inshore squid (Doryteuthis pealeii), a species common to the North Atlantic and ranging from Newfoundland to the Gulf of Venezuela, though most abundant from Georges Bank to Cape Hatteras. There’s nothing unusual, that […]
Bluefish, Cod, fish, Fishing, Haddock, Massachusetts, Pollock, Squid, tuna
Saltwater Nation anglers fishing in Maine this week are reporting some good catches both inshore and offshore. Along the southern part of the coast, from around the Piscataqua north to the Saco River, anglers have still been getting good catches of stripers, particularity in areas like Ferry Beach, Pine Point, Old Orchard and Richmond Island. […]
Blue Shark, Bluefish, Cod, Cusk, fish, Fishing, Haddock, Maine, Pollock, striped bass