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Berkley Conservation Institute News

The Berkley Conservation Institute (BCI) was founded to support conservation efforts. We cooperate with fishing groups, conservation organizations, consumers and industry partners to protect our fishable waters. We collaborate to enhance populations of sport fish and to introduce the next generation to fishing....and to teach them to lead the fight for conservation. This passion for stewardship has been a foundation of Berkley for over 70 years.

  • Protect the abundant fish and wildlife resources in Bristol Bay, Alaska
    Take a stand for Alaska’s greatest fish and wildlife habitats and you'll be entered to win a trip for two to Crystal Creek Lodge in Bristol Bay. <a href="http://support.trcp.org/site/Advocacy?pagename=homepage&id=289" target="_blank">Show your support</a>
  • Ontario Club Raises the Bar, Wins $2000
    The Berkley Conservation Institute (BCI), part of Berkley Fishing, announced the 2012 BCI Conservation Awards during ceremonies at the 2013 Bassmaster Classic in Tulsa, Okla. John Doerr, Pure Fishing CEO, presented the awards with B.A.S.S. Conservation National Director Noreen Clough accepting the awards on behalf of the winning B.A.S.S. Nation organizations.
  • Indiana Club Wins $1500 in Tackle
    The Berkley Conservation Institute (BCI), part of Berkley Fishing, announced the 2012 BCI Recruitment/Retention Awards during ceremonies at the 2013 Bassmaster Classic in Tulsa, Okla. John Doerr, Pure Fishing CEO, presented the awards with B.A.S.S. Conservation National Director Noreen Clough accepting the awards on behalf of the winning B.A.S.S. Nation organizations.
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    Operation Deep Release! No one wants floaters…those deep water fish that are bloated from an expanded swim bladder and will die at the surface if just released there. This new video helps explain how to recompress these fish.
  • We are pleased to present, Professor Ian Cowx, the newest of the Conservation Leaders Advisory Team (CLAT), to the Pure Fishing community. Our first international member, Professor Cowx is both a professor and the director of the University of Hull’s International Fisheries Institute in Hull, England.
  • The Berkley Conservation Institute (BCI) awarded the Ontario, Canada, BASS Federation Nation Club York Bassmasters the annual Berkley Angler Conservation Award. The $2000 award was presented at the BASS Federation Recognition Banquet Feb. 25 in Shreveport, LA, during the Bassmaster Classic.
  • The Berkley Conservation Institute (BCI) awarded the Salt City Bassmasters from the New York B.A.S.S. Federation Nation the annual Berkley Angler Recruitment/Retention Award. The award, worth $1500 in fishing tackle, was presented at the BASS Federation Nation awards banquet Feb. 25 in Shreveport, LA, during the Bassmaster Classic.
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    Mr. Ken Haddad and Dr. Ian Cowx have joined the Berkley Conservation Institute’s (BCI) Conservation Leaders Advisory Team (CLAT). These highly respected fishery scientists join Dr. Bill Taylor of Michigan State University and Noreen Clough of BASS as advisors on strategy and emerging conservation issues.
  • The Berkley Conservation Institute (BCI) is part of Pure Fishing, which is part of Jarden Corporation. BCI was developed to support conservation and angler recruitment efforts. We cooperate with fishing groups, conservation organizations, customers and other industry partners to protect our fishable waters.
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    Anglers and the fishing industry have been concerned about the large oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico caused by the blowout of British Petroleum’s Deepwater Horizon well last summer. Now that the spill has been stopped, questions continue about the longer term effects of the spill on aquatic resources and about the safety and quality of recreational fishing in the Gulf.
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    Saltwater anglers have been very concerned about the potential for large fisheries closures in the South Atlantic to protect and rebuild red snapper. This paper summarizes some of the issues related to fishing for snapper/grouper in this region and offers sources for more information.
  • Recognize Outstanding Conservation Projects
    Once again, in 2011 the Berkley Conservation Institute will be bestowing their Outstanding Conservation awards for the best B.A.S.S. Federation Nation conservation and angler recruitment and retention projects conducted in 2010.
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    San Antonio, Texas - Collegiate anglers competing in the 2011 BoatU.S. Collegiate Bass Fishing Championship and Pepsi Collegiate Bass Fishing Open will have the opportunity to win prizes for presenting their fishing conservation ideas, with the top prize being the angler featured on a several nationally televised fishing programs.
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    Anglers are interested in the potential threat that Asian carp from the Mississippi River system have to the highly valuable fisheries of the Great Lakes. In this paper, we summarize the problem, the threat and the solution. Asian carp were introduced into catfish culture operations in the State of Arkansas in the 1980’s to help eliminate a parasite that was damaging the commercial catfish product.
  • CELEBRATION, Fla. — Your club or chapter could be the winner of a 2011 Outstanding Conservation Award presented by the Berkley Conservation Institute and B.A.S.S. in honor of the best B.A.S.S. Federation Nation conservation and angler recruitment and retention projects conducted in 2010. The Institute awards a $2,000 check for the best conservation project and $1,500 in fishing gear for the best angler recruitment/retention project.