Campaigns & Cases
… upper Hudson from the Fort Edward Dam to the federal dam at Albany, closes Hudson River commercial
fisheries, and warns people about the dangers of eating Hudson River fish. GE and DEC sign a …
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… it to each of these entities: – Department of Environmental Conservation’s Hudson River
Fisheries Unit:
[email protected] and 845-256-3071 – Riverkeeper: …
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News & Events
We came upon the DEC
fisheries team in the process of tagging six males – all about 6 feet long. These fish are so …
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News & Events
… and work with member states to implement sustainable management of commercial and recreational
fisheries. …
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News & Events
… fished them down to the brink before the fishery was closed in 1996. Riverkeeper assists the DEC
Fisheries team with their Atlantic sturgeon monitoring program. Time will tell whether we stopped …
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News & Events
… required by their permit. Shad and herring spawning is taking place now. I’ve notified DEC
Fisheries Unit.New construction just south of Albany where a smaller home existed before.
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News & Events
… was caught in Haverstraw Bay on May 23rd. He’s 7’3″ and weighs 200 lbs. DEC
Fisheries tells us that approximately 300 female and 700 male spawning age Atlantic Sturgeon remain …
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News & Events
Riverkeeper assists the Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC)
Fisheries of New Paltz with installing hydrophones that track sturgeon of spawning age. An …
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News & Events
… herring) have crashed in the region. In Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut all herring
fisheries are closed. It’s illegal to POSSESS a herring in those states but in NY the …
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