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One-Boat Challenge Results in Donation to Support Conservation Efforts Uncategorized

One-Boat Challenge Results in Donation to Support Conservation Efforts

Captains for Clear Water and Coastal Conservation Association Awarded Funds for Continued Conservation Work RACINE,…

Kevin HicksonApril 17, 2020

WATCH: An Occasion for Hope Uncategorized

WATCH: An Occasion for Hope

Together, we are building a better future for our marine resources. With research and support…

Kevin HicksonApril 15, 2020

Omega keeps sustainability certification despite flagrant harvest violation Uncategorized

Omega keeps sustainability certification despite flagrant harvest violation

Inaction by Marine Stewardship Council casts doubt on entire certification program

Kevin HicksonApril 6, 2020

Sportfishing Community Criticizes Maryland’s Approach to Striped Bass Management Uncategorized

Sportfishing Community Criticizes Maryland’s Approach to Striped Bass Management

Recreational fishing and boating groups call for fair treatment in restrictions to end overfishing

Kevin HicksonMarch 18, 2020

Everglades Appropriations Conservation Community Request 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

Federal management failing South Atlantic anglers Uncategorized

Federal management failing South Atlantic anglers

Fishery management council announces possible three-day red snapper season for 2020

Kevin HicksonMarch 4, 2020

It’s Official: Gulf of Mexico States Take the Helm of Private Recreational Red Snapper Seasons Uncategorized

It’s Official: Gulf of Mexico States Take the Helm of Private Recreational Red Snapper Seasons

NOAA Fisheries officially establishes state management program

Kevin HicksonFebruary 6, 2020

2019 Modern Fish Act Implementation Progress Report Uncategorized

2019 Modern Fish Act Implementation Progress Report

Read the 2019 Modern Fish Act Implementation Progress Report HERE

heatherJanuary 22, 2020

Anglers call on managers to act on croaker, spot | Decline of fisheries highlights impact of millions of pounds of shrimp trawl bycatch 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

Commerce Secretary Sides with Recreational Fishermen in Menhaden Case | Industrial fishing giant strikes out twice as it breaks the rules in the Chesapeake Bay 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

Menhaden harvest cap proposed for state waters | Proposal would limit removals to 63 million pounds from Mississippi waters 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

Science of Conservation Marine Scholarship recipient completes PhD 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