“Data generated from this project will help resource managers and health officials frame appropriate guidance around the health risks of handling and consuming fish exposed to certain cyanotoxins,” said Eric Howe Technical Coordinator for the LC
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A report published this fall, the most comprehensive of its kind, found 60-75 percent of Missisquoi River male smallmouth bass bear eggs.
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A report published this fall found 60 percent to 75 percent of male smallmouth bass in the Missisquoi River carry eggs.
Researchers believe the condition results from agricultural runoff in the Missisquoi River watershed, where farmers already face scrutiny for phosphorus pollution that promotes blue-green algae blooms in Lake Champlain.
Clean-water advocates have called on legislators and state agencies to take action in response.
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President’s Day weekend (February 13-14, 2016) will be a free ice fishing weekend to encourage more New Yorkers to try Ice fishing while many are on winter recess.
Residents and visitors age 16 and older will be able to fish the fresh or marine waters of New York State without a license.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency estimates the five-year cost of cleaning up Vermont waters is about $154 million. But as WAMC’s North Country Bureau Chief Pat Bradley reports, regional officials say the federal agency is underestimating costs. The 2012 Clean Watersheds Needs Survey compiled 2012 data for wastewater and stormwater projects planned for the five years following the survey. The nationwide estimate was $271 billion. Vermont’s anticipated five-year cost was $154 million.
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VT Fish and Game Officer Checks Waterfowl Blind
Waterfowl hunters who did not remove their hunting blinds from the waters of the state earlier must do so before February 15 on Lake Champlain or May 15 on inland waters according to a reminder from the Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department. State law requires removal of the waterfowl blinds before these deadlines in order to protect natural areas and to prevent boating accidents after the ice melts.
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