Committee lays over bill that would tie extra fishing lines to walleye-stamp purchases; DNR warns of enforcement, sustainability risks Lawmakers heard House File 624, which would incentivize purchase of a walleye/wildlife stamp by allowing additional fishing lines, but Minnesota DNR warned it could increase hooking and harvest mortality and complicate enforcement. The bill was laid over for possible inclusion in future legislation.

A new bill could allow Minnesota anglers to use extra fishing lines by purchasing a walleye stamp, but experts warn it might threaten fish populations and complicate enforcement.

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Special find at the #beach in #bredene !

It's not the first tag we have found, but it is the first in its kind.

#wildlifetag from #blueshark tagged in #Plymouth
for a study looking at the post-release survivorship of sharks caught in #recreationalangling

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