More Atlantic Menhaden Will Help Rebuild the Iconic Striped Bass Fishery UncategorizedVirginia More Atlantic Menhaden Will Help Rebuild the Iconic Striped Bass Fishery Managers vote to reduce Atlantic menhaden quota by 10 percentKevin HicksonOctober 22, 2020
Hunting, Fishing Groups Release Statement on 30 by 30 Concept ProtectingYourFreedomtoFishUncategorizedVirginia Hunting, Fishing Groups Release Statement on 30 by 30 Concept Washington, D.C. – October 19, 2020 – Today, the nation’s leading hunting, fishing, and habitat…Kevin HicksonOctober 19, 2020
Groups Call for Re-Opening Recreational Fishing on Skokomish River Uncategorized Groups Call for Re-Opening Recreational Fishing on Skokomish River New information indicates closure decision should be reversed Last week, Coastal Conservation Association and the…Kevin HicksonOctober 19, 2020
CCA Comments on Conservative TAC for Atlantic Menhaden UncategorizedVirginia CCA Comments on Conservative TAC for Atlantic Menhaden Spud Woodward Chair Atlantic Menhaden Management Board Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission 1050 North Highland…Kevin HicksonOctober 13, 2020
Recreational Fishing and Boating Community Releases Priorities for Next Administration UncategorizedVirginia Recreational Fishing and Boating Community Releases Priorities for Next Administration Recommendations focus on marine conservation, public access and the U.S. economy.Kevin HicksonOctober 5, 2020
Red Snapper Count Reveals Decades of NOAA Inaccuracy Uncategorized Red Snapper Count Reveals Decades of NOAA Inaccuracy Snapper count should be final nail in NOAA’s inept management of red snapper.Kevin HicksonOctober 2, 2020
U.S. House Passes Descending Device Bill to Conserve Gulf Reef Fish Uncategorized U.S. House Passes Descending Device Bill to Conserve Gulf Reef Fish Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed without objection H.R. 5126, Direct Enhancement of Snapper…Kevin HicksonOctober 1, 2020
Federal Regulators Seek to Undermine State Management of Red Snapper Uncategorized Federal Regulators Seek to Undermine State Management of Red Snapper Just two years after approving a plan to allow the Gulf states to develop their…Kevin HicksonSeptember 23, 2020
Dagger Island Project Completed Uncategorized Dagger Island Project Completed Recognizing that Texas coastal wetland loss impacts everyone, Ducks Unlimited has partnered with Coastal Conservation…Kevin HicksonSeptember 9, 2020
Sounding the Alarm on Dolphin Management Uncategorized Sounding the Alarm on Dolphin Management Fed’s history of encouraging a longline fishery for dolphin could end in disaster for recreational…Kevin HicksonAugust 12, 2020
Reefing Materials Keep Rolling in for HI20 Reef Uncategorized Reefing Materials Keep Rolling in for HI20 Reef 700 tons of concrete on tap to expand HI20 reef site on upper Texas coast…Kevin HicksonAugust 11, 2020
Shark Week! WATCH All Episodes of Shark Shop with Dr. Kesley Gibson Uncategorized Shark Week! WATCH All Episodes of Shark Shop with Dr. Kesley Gibson Dr. Gibson was one of the first recipients of a Science of Conservation Marine Scholarship…Kevin HicksonAugust 10, 2020