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The Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife, sometimes referred to as MassWildlife, is an agency of the Massachusetts Department of Fish and Game, within the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs. The Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife (DFW) is responsible for the conservation - including restoration ...
Massachusetts has had a long history of protecting its natural resources. Some of the earliest hunting and fishing laws date back to 1627 when the Colony of New Plymouth created a law that declared hunting, fowling, and fishing shall be free. The Massachusetts Bay Colony also declared hunting and fishing to be free in 1641.
These agencies are typically within each state's Executive Branch, and have the purpose of protecting a state's fish and wildlife resources. The exact duties of each agency vary by state, [ 2 ] but often include resource management and research, regulation setting, and enforcement of law related to fisheries and wildlife.
This weekend, Massachusetts residents will be able to enjoy fishing at any public lake, pond, reservoir, stream or river in the state without a license as part of Mass Wildlife's annual Free ...
A Massachusetts resident freshwater fishing license costs $33. There is no fee for residents aged 15 to 17 years old and those over 70 to get a freshwater fishing license.
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The Division of Ecological Restoration (DER) is a division of the Massachusetts Department of Fish and Game within the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs. DER was created in 2009 with the merger of the Riverways and Wetlands Restoration Programs (formally within the Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management).
With the endangered North Atlantic Right Whales still in the Cape Cod Bay, the Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries is extending the speed restriction on small vessels in Cape Cod Bay ...