Uncategorized Sportfishing Community Criticizes Maryland’s Approach to Striped Bass Management Recreational fishing and boating groups call for fair treatment in restrictions to end overfishingKevin HicksonMarch 18, 2020
Uncategorized Everglades Appropriations Conservation Community Request Together, through robust funding for the programs outlined below, you can play a vital role…Kevin HicksonMarch 12, 2020
Uncategorized Federal management failing South Atlantic anglers Fishery management council announces possible three-day red snapper season for 2020Kevin HicksonMarch 4, 2020
Uncategorized It’s Official: Gulf of Mexico States Take the Helm of Private Recreational Red Snapper Seasons NOAA Fisheries officially establishes state management programKevin HicksonFebruary 6, 2020
Uncategorized 2019 Modern Fish Act Implementation Progress Report Read the 2019 Modern Fish Act Implementation Progress Report HEREheatherJanuary 22, 2020
Uncategorized Anglers call on managers to act on croaker, spot | Decline of fisheries highlights impact of millions of pounds of shrimp trawl bycatch The spot and croaker fisheries were once the backbone of the inshore and nearshore fishery…heatherJanuary 10, 2020
Uncategorized Commerce Secretary Sides with Recreational Fishermen in Menhaden Case | Industrial fishing giant strikes out twice as it breaks the rules in the Chesapeake Bay U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross today issued a decision cracking down on overfishing in…heatherDecember 19, 2019
Uncategorized Menhaden harvest cap proposed for state waters | Proposal would limit removals to 63 million pounds from Mississippi waters In response to ongoing concerns about intense industrial removals of menhaden from sensitive coastal areas,…heatherDecember 12, 2019
Uncategorized Science of Conservation Marine Scholarship recipient completes PhD Dr. Kesley Gibson, one of the first recipients of a Science of Conservation Marine Scholarship,…heatherDecember 5, 2019
Uncategorized Fishing and Boating Menhaden Letter to Secretary Ross The Honorable Wilbur Ross Secretary U.S. Department of Commerce 1401 Constitution Avenue, NW Washington, DC…heatherDecember 4, 2019
Uncategorized U.S. Senators Cassidy and Jones Introduce DESCEND Act Companion | Sportfishing community lauds bipartisan effort to conserve Gulf reef fish The recreational fishing and boating community is praising the Senate introduction of the DESCEND Act…heatherNovember 21, 2019
Uncategorized 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 A coalition of recreational fishing and boating organizations is lauding the introduction of the DESCEND…heatherNovember 18, 2019