In partnership with Harte Research Institute, program seeks to assist future leaders in conservation-based marine science Shimano and Coastal Conservation Association have announced a partnership to fund four scholarships dedicated…
BY DAVID SIKORSKI, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, CCA MARYLAND As any good angler knows, Atlantic menhaden are anything but a pisciverous predator. Rather they are the foundation of the regional food web,…
Amendment 31 to the Coastal Migratory Pelagics Fishery Management Plan Thank you for the opportunity to comment on cobia management in Draft amendment 31, we sincerely appreciate the opportunity. The…
House Natural Resources Committee Approves Magnuson-Stevens Reauthorization Bill The U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Natural Resources approved H.R. 200, a bill sponsored by Congressman Don Young (R-Alaska) that amends…
Agency’s fisheries economics report more accurately reflects reality, to the dismay of some. BY BRAD GENTNER, PRESIDENT, GENTNER CONSULTING GROUP LLC An editorial appeared in National Fisherman magazine recently entitled, “NOAA REPORT…
Management body caves with vote to maintain failed management of menhaden Presented with the historic opportunity to put in place much-needed protections for menhaden that recognize their ecological role, the…
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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has made the decision to remove the toxic dioxin waste from the San Jacinto Waste Pits Superfund Site in Channelview, Texas. The cleanup plan, officially…
Conservationists and anglers are applauding the U.S. Senate for passing S. 396, a bill to amend the Billfish Conservation Act of 2012. The bipartisan legislation sponsored by Senators Bill Nelson (D-Fla.);…
House Natural Resources Subcommittee Holds Legislative Hearing on Four Fishery Bills The U.S. House Committee on Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans held a legislative hearing on four…
Once again, sportsmen and women are truly amazed at California politics and fisheries management. The Assembly Appropriations Committee, chaired by Assembly Member Lorena Gonzalez Fletcher who represents a San Diego…
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