New York Fishing Reports

New fishing restrictions aimed at helping NY shad populations

Posted on March 16th, 2008 by admin

Newsday, NY - Mar 14, 2008

Prompted by historic lows in the Hudson River’s American shad population, state environmental officials have put new restrictions on the fishing season starting Saturday that will limit anglers to catch-and-release and curtail commercial harvests.
The river’s shad populations has been steadily declining since the mid-to-late 1990s, according to the state Department of Environmental Conservation. A recent assessment found the current level is 70 percent lower than the long-term average measured since 1980. “The primary culprit is overfishing…….
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