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New research finds climate change is having an impact on how large whale species, including the critically endangered North Atlantic right whale, use habitats in the warming Gulf of Maine, showing …
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By CAPT. DAVE MONTI
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6/21/22
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Climate impacts on fishing are a challenge. Habitat is degrading as sea levels rise and warm water species are moving up the coast. Anglers have adapted their fishing to what is in the water to …
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6/7/22
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We have an influx of Atlantic menhaden (pogies) in Narragansett and Mt. Hope Bays this week. With all this bait and the perfect water temperature (just over 60 degrees), now is the time to try to …
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5/31/22
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Striped bass are in big trouble. They are overfished, means that the number of spawning stripers in the population are below established goals. And, overfishing is occurring, which means that anglers …
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5/24/22
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By CAPT. DAVE MONTI
Ever wonder how many striped bass you caught last June, or when the summer flounder (fluke) bite kicked in for you the past few years.
Or better still, what the weather, …
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5/18/22
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By CAPT. DAVE MONTI
Recreational measures for cod and haddock will remain unchanged for the start of the 2022 fishing year. The New England Fishery Management Council has recommended changes to …
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5/10/22
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As the ocean warms, some fish species adapt by moving into cooler and deeper water so they remain in their preferred water temperatures. Those marine species that cannot move either adapt or …
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5/3/22
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The Rhode Island Saltwater Anglers Association (RISAA) and the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) will hold their annual youth fishing camp June 28-30, 2022. Funding for the …
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4/27/22
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Opening Day of the freshwater fishing season in Rhode Island was Saturday, April 9. The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) stocked 100 waterways many with brook, brown, tiger …
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4/13/22
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Opening Day of the freshwater fishing season in Rhode Island is 6 a.m. this Saturday, April 9. The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) has stocked 100 waterways many with brook, …
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4/5/22
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“I’ve been catching striped bass to 36 inches from my kayak in South County, Rhode Island ponds since December. The fish were covered in lice so they just came in from the ocean. It would …
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3/29/22
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Send in your photos that depict positive or negative climate impacts on fish, habitat, or resource users and you will have a chance to win one of two $250 cash card prizes. Photos could include a …
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3/23/22
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