Speckled trout are far too valuable to be caught and penned as bycatch. By taking proactive measures now to close the “stop net” loophole and clarify haul seine regulations, we can eliminate this troubling trend and avoid the possible spread of the practice to other fisheries in the future.
We are grateful for your bipartisan commitment to marine fisheries conservation through the science-based forage fish measures included in the Forage Fish Conservation Act.
Continued poor juvenile index surveys, lack of management action create crisis.
NOAA’s insistence on converting state red snapper data into cryptocurrency is stretching credibility beyond the limits.
There is more than one good reason to leave those big breeder size red drum in the water.
The recommendations highlight several priorities of the sporting-conservation community as they relate to the development of the Administration’s forthcoming American Conservation and Stewardship Atlas which will serve as a measure of conservation and restoration progress to date.
With the details not yet fully revealed, the jury remains out for the recreational-fishing community as to whether it may prove a great plus for the resource and the sport, or whether it may negatively impact both fishery productivity and result in unnecessary restrictions to public access.
CCA NC President Bert Owens said that he was tremendously grateful for the Court’s ruling but also disappointed by the State’s position in response to the lawsuit.
The show brings with it their annual New Product Showcase which embodies the sportfishing industry’s innovative and entrepreneurial spirit and rewards that ingenuity with awards in several categories.
Gone are the days where a casual photographer has to carry a camera bag, multiple lenses and other equipment to take a high-quality photo.
If we are to save Chinook salmon and the animals that depend on them such as Southern Resident Killer Whales, harvest methods that effectively target hatchery stocks and protect wild fish must be implemented.
The Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission voted to temporarily prohibit oyster harvesting for two years from 199 acres of restored oyster reefs in Galveston and Matagorda Bays.
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