Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross has announced the 2019 Regional Fishery Management Council (RFMC) appointments. The strong showing from this year’s class of appointments makes it clear that recreational fishing and…
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Coastal Conservation Association of Louisiana’s REEF Louisiana Program began construction Tuesday on a set of new artificial reefs in South Marsh Island Block 233, on a former speckled trout fishing…
Coastal Conservation Association Florida today shared details regarding the upcoming deployment of the Voici Bernadette, creating the newest artificial reef in St. Lucie County. The CCA Curtis Bostick Reef, consisting…
The recreational fishing community is expressing concern about the process being used to certify the menhaden fishery in the Gulf of Mexico.Omega Protein and Daybrook Fisheries recently announced that SAI…
June 5, 2019 Col. Phillip J. Borders U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – Alaska District 645 G St. Suite 100-921 Anchorage, AK 99501 Re: Public Input on the Proposed Pebble…
In a biting piece of satire in the May 2019 issue of Sport Fishing Magazine entitled “Certifiably Absurd,” editor Doug Olander took aim at Omega Protein’s efforts to have its…
Faced with a crisis in the striped bass fishery and mounting concern from anglers all along the East Coast, the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s Striped Bass Management Board sent…
With management of the red snapper private angling sector now officially in the hands of the Gulf states, it would be tempting to take a step back from this ever-contentious…
Three recreational fishing groups filed a formal objection against the Marine Stewardship Council’s recommendation that Omega Protein should receive a certification of sustainability for its U.S. Atlantic menhaden purse-seining operations….
