Month: January 2021

By Matt Donohoe, ATA President On Fish traps The Wild Fish Conservancy (WFC) says it exists in order to protect wild fish. WFC lobbies to eliminate hatcheries while at the same time the WFC promotes in-river fish traps that depend…

Accurate knowledge of behavior is necessary to effectively manage the effects of human activities on wildlife, including vessel-based whale-watching. Yet, the wholly aquatic nature of cetaceans makes understanding their basic behavioral ecology quite challenging. An endangered population of killer whales…

These two studies were provided by NSRAA and produced by the late troller Eric McDowell’s highly esteemed company.  They take an in-depth look at their subject matter and used by ATA to help educate interested parties.  An Assessment of Mark Select…