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CBS News New sustainable advances help reimagine fish farming: "Its really the wave of the future" Fish farms havent always had the best reputation, but that seems to be changing fast. Many scientists and chefs believe fish farms may be the future of food due to a combination of factors, including overfishing in our oceans and a global population that keeps rising. Dr. Kevan Main leads Mote Aquaculture Research Park in Sarasota, Florida. The park is 20 miles away from the ocean but has seawater...

At least 3.8 million fish killed by winter weather on Texas coast

If fish do not make it to a refuge in deeper, more temperature stable water during cold weather, they may die when water temperatures reach a certain threshold. After the first fish kill was reported in the Lower Laguna Madre, Texas Parks and Wildlife (TPWD) biologists began the process of assessing kills across multiple bay systems on the coast. Impacts to Fish from Feb. 2021 Event  An estimated minimum of 3.8 million fish were killed on the Texas coast during the Feb. 2021 freeze event. This...

Nearly 4 million fish killed by winter storm along Texas coast By Carolina Sanchez article AUSTIN - Nearly four million fish along the Texas Coast were killed during the historic winter storm last month. At least 3.8 million fish were killed, according to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. The fish kill consisted of at least 61 species, which included non-recreational species like Silver Perch, Hardhead Catfish, Pinfish, Bay Anchovy and Striped Mullet. They accounted for 91% of the to...

If fish do not make it to deeper, more temperature stable water during cold weather, they could die when water temperatures reach a certain threshold.

/ TPRs Jerry Clayton recently spoke with Shane Bonnot, advocacy director for the Texas Coastal Conservation Association, about the widespread fish kills on the Texas Coast during the recent winter storm. Jerry Clayton: Texas Parks and Wildlife Department is expected to release their report next week on the massive number of fish deaths that occurred along the Texas coast during the recent winter storm. How widespread is the impact along the Texas coast? Shane Bonnot: The whole coast was affecte...

Busch Beer is using packaging to lure fishermen into the “Catch One. Win Big.” promotion, now in its fourth year. The limited-edition packaging design for cans and multipack cartons features colorful illustrations of game fish, plus gold-tone “trophy cans.” To win prizes, consumers must find one of the trophy cans in a multipack of Busch or Busch Light. They then snap a photo of themselves with the trophy can and submit it to Busch online to be entered into weekly drawings for a variety...

BILOXI, Miss. – Officials with the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources announced this week that recreational fishing season for Gag will close in Mississippi territorial waters Thursday, Dec. 31, 2020 at 11:59 p.m. The commercial season for sharks (aggregated large coastal, hammerheads, black tips and small coastals) will open in Mississippi territorial waters on Friday, […]