{"id":13,"date":"2012-12-07T02:49:20","date_gmt":"2012-12-07T02:49:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wisconsinsmallmouth.com\/?page_id=13"},"modified":"2026-06-14T20:52:27","modified_gmt":"2026-06-15T01:52:27","slug":"conservation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wisconsinsmallmouth.com\/?page_id=13","title":{"rendered":"Conservation"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"13\" class=\"elementor elementor-13\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8d7c4ed elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8d7c4ed\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e09ae3e\" data-id=\"e09ae3e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63c18cac elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"63c18cac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>WSA is working hard to encourage more anglers to catch and release.\u00a0 The WSA has initiated a <a href=\"https:\/\/wisconsinsmallmouth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/2016-FreeTheFighterSign.jpg\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>sign project<\/strong> <\/span><\/a>to educate anglers why they should and how it effects them if they do and if they don&#8217;t.\u00a0 These signs are put up all across Wisconsin on boat landings, fishing shops, beaches and more.\u00a0 With the cooperation with the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources and the help of Sport Fish Restoration this has increased the population and has improved the quality of smallmouth bass fishing, but there is still much to do.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-dc89c16\" data-id=\"dc89c16\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21915cd elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"21915cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInRight&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1d31245\" data-id=\"1d31245\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-771157c elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"771157c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInRight&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Bureau of Fisheries Management and Habitat Protection manages in-water activities and is responsible for maintaining, enhancing, and monitoring aquatic based resources such as aquatic ecosystems, sport and commercial fisheries, lakes and wetlands. In addition, the bureau assesses the quality of surface water and the biological health of rivers, lakes, and wetlands. The bureau develops regulations and strategies to protect habitat for fish and other aquatic life, and coordinates the state fish hatchery operations. Read more about the\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dnr.wisconsin.gov\/wnrmag\"><strong>work\u00a0of the bureau<\/strong><\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6d327e4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"6d327e4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1bf8985\" data-id=\"1bf8985\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div 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