fishing tackle News Archive

Illegal Shark Fishing Compounds Global Shortfall (Scoop.co.nz)Cambridge, UK / Canberra, Australia, 3 November 2008?As the world?s demand for sharks continues to grow, shark populations are plummeting.

Thompson Tourney: Party with a cause Saturday (Hammond Daily Star)MANCHAC-There's a spirit about the Jason Thompson Memorial Bass Tournament that transcends fishing.

Monofilament fishing line a danger to Tampa Bay's wildlife (Creative Loafing Tampa)By Alex Pickett Once Ann Hodgson brushes aside the leaves, the little white body isn't hard to see. There, hanging from a mangrove branch, is the dried-out, desiccated body of a snowy egret. Wrapped around its neck is a thin piece of fishing line. "It apparently just hung to death," says Hodgson, sanctuaries manager for Audubon of Florida. On this crisp, cool day, Hodgson and biologist Mark ...

Anglers enjoy fantastic week of fishing (Galveston County Daily News)Capt. Joe Kent is back after a week off on vacation and reports flounder action was red hot while he was out.

Fishermen told to cordon off illegal fishing vessels (The New Straits Times)THE Muar-Batu Pahat Fishermen's Association has called on members to cordon off unidentified vessels in fishing waters off Muar and Batu Pahat coast and alert the Marine Police and Fisheries Department.