Assessing the abundance and behavior of coastal fish populations presents unique challenges to marine biologists.  In an attempt to address this, a collaborative effort to monitor fish recruitment to and utilization of a small artificial reef using a remote video camera system was initiated in 1999 between researchers from the S.C. Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and the Skidaway Institute of Oceanography (SKIO). 

Instead of letting your Christmas tree take up space in a landfill this year, state natural resources officials suggest giving it a second life by putting it to good use for fish or wildlife.

Commercial shad season runs from 6 a.m. on Friday, Jan. 1, 2010 through midnight on Wednesday, Mar. 31, 2010, according to the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Wildlife Resources Division (WRD). Commercial shad fishing regulations are the same as those during the 2009 season.  The Altamaha River (including the Oconee and Ocmulgee rivers), the Satilla River and the St. Marys River downstream from the Seaboard Coastline Railroad bridge will be open for commercial shad fishing Monday through Friday each week.  Waters upstream from this bridge will be open Tuesday through Saturday each week.  The Ogeechee River will be open for commercial shad fishing on Fridays and Saturdays of each week during the shad season.

The S.C. Department of Natural Resources announces the 2010 proposed schedule and tournament information for the 22nd annual S.C. Governor’s Cup Billfishing Series. Learn more about the South Carolina Governor’s Cup Billfishing Series at: http://govcup.dnr.sc.gov.

The S.C. Department of Natural Resources stocked thousands of rainbow and brown trout into the lower Saluda River near Columbia on Dec. 1 using a helicopter and a specialized lift bucket.

The S.C. Department of Natural Resources and the Bass Federation of South Carolina have teamed up to bring Youth Fishing Clubs to your school. The South Carolina High School League can make bass fishing a high school sport in all areas of public schools if we get 16 or more schools involved and a desire for a state championship.

The S.C. Department of Natural Resources’ State Climatology Office and the National Weather Service are looking for volunteers across the state to measure and report the rain, snow, sleet or hail that falls on their homes, farms, or businesses.

Each year, the Georgia Department of Natural Resources’ Wildlife Resources Division recognizes anglers for outstanding and state record catches. Anglers who catch new state records or those who catch a fish that meets or beats a specific weight or length limit for that species (angler award) are eligible for recognition. Information regarding angler awards and state record fish can be found on the division’s Web site at http://www.gofishgeorgia.com or in the Georgia Sport Fishing Regulations Guidebook available at all division offices and all license agents.

Georgia has a diversity of bass that continues to reel in anglers from across the nation. As the only state in the nation with six of the seven black bass species, Georgia stands out as a bass angler’s paradise. This fall, regardless of where you are in the state, bass fishing opportunities abound, and the Georgia Department of Natural Resources’ Wildlife Resources Division is providing anglers with some helpful bass fishing information.

North Georgia offers few better ways to observe fall foliage beauty than a trip to a trout-filled delayed harvest mountain stream. With more than 4,000 miles of trout streams and three species of trout, there are fishing and simultaneous leaf-viewing opportunities closer than you think. The Georgia Department of Natural Resources’ Wildlife Resources Division highlights the five delayed harvest streams available to anglers beginning Nov. 1.