Fish care always a priority at BASS

BASS Conservation provides tips for recreational anglers

PITTSBURGH - BASS Conservation today reminded a room full of reporters at the 35th annual CITGO Bassmaster Classic that conservation should always be a top priority and work is continuing to promote awareness and education on the topic.

NPO of Sendai develop fish reef

NPO in Sendai "river maintenance study group" developed the fish reef to protect small fish from the black bass which continue increasing in number, and made the patent application. It contains structures which make it easy to breed insects, algas that use rock and driftwood and serve as food of small fish. The study group considers it is expected to appeal to the organs to be installed in a river in the city. (original is written in Japanese).

+NPO of Sendai develop fish reef

DFG Clarifies Culling Rules: Better Option is to Catch and Release Before Limit

Responding to inquiries from recreational anglers, the California Department of Fish and Game (DFG) is clarifying its 2005 Freshwater Fishing Regulations concerning the practice of “culling,” or replacing, fish.

Largemouth is now listed in nonindigenous species law

Largemouth bass was supposed to be left off the list of nonindigenous species law as the meeting determined. This was announced on 19th, but on 21st, the minister of the Environment Ministry told "this law was started discussing bass and the environmental circumstance. Therefore, it is nonsense to leave the fish off the list. They should be designated." As a result, the chief staff of the natural environment of the Environment Ministry stated he received will from the minister and declared to include bass in the law.

Largemouth bass was left off nonindigenous species law

In January 19th of 2005、the Environment Ministry determined to leave largemouth bass off the list of nonindigenous species law. If this law included bass, the fish are going to be prohibited to import from outside of Japan and also prohibited to distribute one lake to another. As if this law included bass, fishing bass isn't illegal. However, it surely gives a negative thought against this sportfishing. Japanese bass anglers are facing terrible pinch right now. For more information, read Daily Yomiuri On-Line (written in English).

+Daily Yomiuri On-Line
+Daily Yomiuri's "Largemouth bass left off list of banned foreign species"

Virginaia State Record Striped Bass Landed

A 63-lb., 8-oz. striped bass caught on January 2nd by Paul W. Kleckner of Greenbackville has been certified as a new Virginia state record by the Virginia Saltwater Fishing Tournament.

The 9th Ikenkoukankai was held in Ibaraki

On Oct. 3rd in Tsuchiura city of Ibaraki Prefecture in Japan, Kasumigauwa River office of Land, Infrastructure and Transportation Ministry opened the 9th Ikenkoukankai, a workshop and hearing. This meething was started Dec. 15th of 2002 in order to consider the nature of the Kanto-region's largest, Japan's second largest lake, Lake Kasumi. There were topics including water level, biogeocenosis, properties of water, industry/ tourism, educatioin for environment, citizen participation and so on. And this time, people's most interested subject, properties of water, was discussed again, and the meeting was entitled "improve and maintain water quality on Lake Kasumi." A former DAg of Tokyo University, Toshio Tabuchi, reported the hints of improvement of its water quality. He pointed rapid decrease of lake's self-cleansing mechanism and pollutional load. This hearing's data and past advices can be looked on the website of Kasumigauwa River office.

+Kasumigauwa River office