State symbols can be a silly fun fact, but emblems can also be vehicles for change. Designating a state symbol is often done to bring awareness to an issue – in Hawaii, for example, state officials ...

Let us explore some interesting trivia facts about the U.S. State fishes: Dual designations: Some states adopt both a freshwater and a saltwater (marine) state fish, like New York, California, and ...

At Roothouse Aqauponics, Mike McGraw raises tilapia. He's one of few aquaponic fish farms across the state. Mike McGraw’s greenhouse in southwest Ohio looks different from the farms around it. He ...

Ohio has a fish to fry when it comes to naming an official aquatic representative for the state. An effort to name a state fish has had a multi-year battle since 2003, with lawmakers recently making ...

The Michigan DNR said it wrapped up its 2024 stocking by releasing nearly 600,000 fish during the fall, including trout, salmon, walleye and muskie.

From two catfish records broken less than three weeks apart (by the same angler) to one of the “smallest” state record fish ever caught in Idaho, it’s time to wrap up the top “big fish” stories from ...

Pennsylvania's state fish is a freshwater favorite — the brook trout. The brook goes by several names locally, including brown trout, brookie and speckled trout.It is also the only native trout not ...

The deep, cold waters of Alaska’s Prince William Sound hold some of the best-tasting saltwater fish in the North Pacific region. Sablefish (also known as black cod) are near the top of this list, and ...

Have you ever intentionally caught a carp? That may seem like a ridiculous question to an angler in Arkansas, where carp are considered “trash fish.” In much of Europe and Asia, however, carp are ...

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