Discord and Discards
How known flaws in recreational data are adding up to a big headache for recreational…
Kevin HicksonJuly 25, 2025
HRI, CCA, and AFTCO Launch Fin Finder to Map the Lives of Ocean Predators
Three leaders in conservation have teamed up to create a tool that not only helps…
Kevin HicksonJuly 21, 2025
NOAA Releases Final Rule on South Atlantic Red Snapper
Decision avoids bottom closures, but promises more of the same for frustrated red snapper anglers.
Kevin HicksonJune 9, 2025
LETTER: Joint Request for State Management of Red Snapper and Other Reef Fishes in the South Atlantic
Federal management is driven by flawed data and regulations that threaten the economies of our…
Kevin HicksonJune 4, 2025
LETTER: Regarding the Management of Snapper-Grouper Species in the South Atlantic
Express our strong support for a new state-led framework to ensure more effective, science-based stewardship…
Kevin HicksonMay 28, 2025
State Fisheries Management Can Provide Better Outcomes
Learn why Gulf red snapper anglers have it so much better, and what Atlantic states…
Kevin HicksonApril 30, 2025
LETTER: CSP Coalition Comments on A59
We share the frustrations expressed by the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council over the management…
Kevin HicksonMarch 18, 2025
NOAA Drops Solution in Search of a Problem with Secretarial Amendment
Federal agency insists significant restrictions are necessary to recover booming red snapper fishery.
Kevin HicksonJanuary 16, 2025
Withdrawal of Vessel Speed Reduction Rule Clears Way for Technology-Centered Solution for Marine Mammal Protection
Following the formal withdrawal of the proposed expansion of the 2008 North Atlantic Right Whale…
Kevin HicksonJanuary 15, 2025
Feds Poised to Close Door on Bottom Angling in the South Atlantic
Federal agency creates another paper crisis to shut down bottom fisheries.
Kevin HicksonNovember 1, 2024
Group Addressing Menhaden Decline in the Upper Chesapeake Bay
Forage fish, a critical food source for other species, are in decline up and down…
Kevin HicksonSeptember 25, 2024
South Atlantic Red Snapper Season Down to Single Day
NOAA acts unilaterally to limit season, indicates bottom closures to all fishing are likely. …
Kevin HicksonJune 13, 2024
