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 […]
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