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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

Fishing and Boating Menhaden Letter to Secretary Ross 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

U.S. Senators Cassidy and Jones Introduce DESCEND Act Companion | Sportfishing community lauds bipartisan effort to conserve Gulf reef fish 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

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 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