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DCR and DFG Send Crew of Wildland Firefighters to Battle Montana Blazes  

8/18/2023 Department of Conservation & Recreation

Sent Thursday morning to Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest in western Montana

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Connecticut River Boat Access Facilities to Reopen After Floods 

8/07/2023 Department of Fish and Game

Officials Caution Boaters Regarding New Hazards in Connecticut River Following Recent Flooding

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Division of Marine Fisheries Announces New Conservation and Management Measures for the Commercial Horseshoe Crab Fishery 

7/10/2023 Department of Fish and Game

The new regulations set a cap on commercial harvest and mortality, including the first-ever biomedical quota

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DCR and DFG Officials Send Off Second Crew of Wildland Firefighters to Help Battle Quebec Blazes 

7/05/2023 Department of Conservation & Recreation

(DCR) Commissioner Brian Arrigo and Department of Fish and Game (DFG) Commissioner Tom O’Shea sent off 16 state wildland firefighters – 14 from DCR and 2 from DFG – to Quebec, Canada

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Healey-Driscoll Administration Celebrates Opening of Methuen Fishing Platform on Merrimack River 

6/27/2023 Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs

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Healey-Driscoll Administration Names Fish and Game Commissioner 

4/28/2023 Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs

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Hunters donate equipment to MassWildlife for waterfowl research 

6/30/2022 Division of Fisheries and Wildlife

MassWildlife recently accepted a donation of waterfowl research equipment generously provided by the MA Chapter of Ducks Unlimited and Western Mass. Duck Hunters.

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Commissioner Amidon congratulations members of NEFMC 

7/02/2020 Department of Fish and Game

Commissioner Amidon sends congratulations to newly appointed and reappointed members of the New England Fishery Management Council.

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Daniel McKiernan named Director of the Division of Marine Fisheries 

5/21/2020 Department of Fish and Game

Department of Fish and Game Commissioner Ron Amidon has appointed Daniel J. McKiernan as the next Director of the Division of Marine Fisheries.

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Applications sought for the Climate Change Resilience in Fisheries and Aquaculture Grant Program 

1/23/2020 Division of Marine Fisheries

The Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries (DMF) is accepting applications for the 2020 Climate Change Resilience in Fisheries and Aquaculture Grant Program.

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DMF 2019-2023 Strategic Plan Now Available 

8/12/2019 Division of Marine Fisheries