Recording how many fish are caught is one important requirement to measure the well-being of a fish stock -- if scientists know the number of fish taken from the ocean, they can adjust management of ...

ProPublica data reporter Irena Hwang thought counting fish to evaluate the hatchery system in the Pacific Northwest sounded like a fun project. It wasn’t. Although there is a wealth of data available, ...

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In a bid to strengthen capacity and improve fish data collection for better inshore fisheries management, WWF-Pacific recently conducted a Length based – Spawning Per Recruit (LB-SPR) data collection ...

The Utah Division of Wildlife Resources relied on shocking measures to survey the health of fish in the Provo River on Monday. Braving an autumn rainstorm and chilly water, DWR professionals and a ...

The St. Paul District, in cooperation with the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, or MNDNR, is looking at fish data in and around the Big Sandy Lake system. The Planning Assistance to States ...

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If recent data from peamouth chub and other fish hold valid insight — and at least, biologists in Montana believe they do — selenium levels at Lake Koocanusa reach as high as 250% of what’s allowed in ...