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    Bipartisan Effort Drops a Lifeline to Fish Reeled Up from the Deep | U.S. Reps. Graves and Huffman team up to conserve reef fish in the Gulf

    By heatherUncategorizedNo Comments

    A coalition of recreational fishing and boating organizations is lauding the introduction of the DESCEND Act by Congressmen Garret Graves (R-La.) and Jared Huffman (D-Calif.). The DESCEND Act of 2019,…

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    November 18, 2019
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    Recreational Fishing and Boating Community Lauds Decision to Address Atlantic Striped Bass Decline | Commissioners approve 18% reduction in total removals by the commercial and recreational sectors from North Carolina to Maine

    By heatherUncategorizedNo Comments

    On October 30, 2019, members of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) Striped Bass Management Board voted 11 – 4 for Addendum VI Option 2 to require an 18%…

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    November 14, 2019
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    Commission Holds Foreign Company Accountable for Breaking Rules in the Chesapeake Bay | Sporting groups hail decision to preserve striped bass nursery

    By heatherUncategorizedNo Comments

    An interstate commission has responded to the industrial fishing giant Omega Protein’s violation of key menhaden catch limits in the Chesapeake Bay. The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) Menhaden…

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    October 30, 2019
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    Sportfishing and Boating Community Calls for Striped Bass Harvest Reduction | Reducing mortality by 18 percent necessary to conserve and rebuild striped bass population

    By heatherUncategorizedNo Comments

    Yesterday, a coalition of recreational fishing and boating organizations wrote to the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) urging commissioners to end overfishing and begin rebuilding striped bass by implementing…

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    October 24, 2019
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    Sportfishing and Boating Industries Support ASMFC Striped Bass Management

    By heatherUncategorizedNo Comments

    Click HERE to read full letter to Chairman Armstrong and Members of the Atlantic Striped Bass Management Board.

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    October 23, 2019
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    Decoding Red Tide

    By Kevin HicksonScienceOfConservationNo Comments

    The collaborative efforts of scientists along the coast and around the world are needed now more than ever to help protect the marine ecosystems, sports and industries we treasure.

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    October 15, 2019
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    CCA Comments on Striped Bass Addendum VI

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    Click HERE for full comments.

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    October 4, 2019
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    Recreational angling community comments on state management of red snapper

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    CLICK HERE TO READ FULL LETTER

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    September 27, 2019
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    Recreational angling community comments on NMFS changes to bluefin tuna management

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    CLICK HERE TO READ FULL LETTER

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    September 27, 2019
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    Recreational angling community comments on Biscayne National Park management plan

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    CLICK HERE TO READ FULL LETTER

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    September 27, 2019
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    Things looking up for bottom fish in the South Atlantic | South Atlantic Council approves descending device regulation to improve catch and release

    By heatherUncategorizedNo Comments

    The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (SAFMC) made a landmark decision today by passing a rule requiring commercial and recreational fishermen who are fishing for snapper–grouper species to have a…

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    September 23, 2019
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    Omega Protein Breaks the Rules in the Chesapeake Bay | Fishing groups call on Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission and Department of Commerce to take immediate action

    By heatherUncategorizedNo Comments

    Recreational fishermen are demanding that the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission intervene after industrial harvesting giant Omega Protein failed to comply with the Commission’s menhaden catch limits in the Chesapeake…

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    September 19, 2019
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