Nominations will be accepted through Friday, Dec. 18 for an award to recognize South Carolinians who are doing extraordinary work for the natural environment.
The support of South Carolina coastal residents is needed more than ever to raise awareness and educate our visitors to Keep Lights Out for Loggerheads. The loggerhead (Caretta caretta) sea turtle nesting season is May through October.
The 2009-2010 season for harvesting oysters and clams will open two weeks later than usual on Thursday, Oct. 1, 2009. The delayed opening is based on public health recommendations from the S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC). In the spring of 2009, DHEC and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) confirmed two cases of Vibrio parahaemoliticus illness in South Carolina resulting from oyster consumption.
The Lynches Scenic River Advisory Council, a part of the South Carolina Scenic Rivers Program, has published the “Lynches Scenic River Water Trail Guide” to help visitors enjoy the river’s outstanding recreational resource while fishing, hunting, camping and boating.
Lionfish, an introduced marine species with highly venomous spines, should be avoided or handled with great care by divers and anglers, according to the S.C. Department of Natural Resources.
You can learn about the 3,500 hummock islands on the South Carolina coast, take a fall wildflower walk or build a rain garden in your own backyard and all for free this fall in the Lowcountry. The S.C. Department of Natural Resources is once again hosting these public events and more with the Coastal Explorations Series.
The 2009 shrimp baiting season will open at noon Friday, Sept. 11 in South Carolina waters. Recreational shrimpers who purchase a shrimp baiting license can legally cast their nets for shrimp over bait during this season. Shrimp baiting season will remain open until noon Tuesday, Nov. 10. The S.C. Department of Natural Resources (DNR) opens the shrimp baiting season annually on the last Friday on or before the Sept. 15 each year.
In an effort to keep state waterways safe during the upcoming Labor Day holiday weekend, the S.C. Department of Natural Resources Law Enforcement Division will again be conducting courtesy safety inspections at some public boat landings.
Saturday, Sept. 26, 2009 is a FREE fishing day for all Georgia residents. Why? In honor of National Hunting and Fishing Day! What does a Free Fishing Day mean? On this day, residents do NOT need a fishing license or a trout license to fish on any public waters in the state including lakes, streams, ponds and public fishing areas (PFA). In addition, residents do not need to obtain a wildlife management area (WMA) license to fish on a PFA, WMA or on Waters Creek on this day.
The Ocmulgee River has monsters – monster catfish that is! A 103-lbs. flathead catfish was caught by Mr. Tom Head, age 76, near Warner Robins earlier this week, according to fisheries personnel with the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Wildlife Resources Division. The fish was more than 57 inches long and greater than 41 inches in girth. The head itself was almost 16 inches wide.
