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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

Recreational Fishing and Boating Community Lauds Decision to Address Atlantic Striped Bass Decline | Commissioners approve 18% reduction in total removals by the commercial and recreational sectors from North Carolina to Maine Uncategorized

Recreational Fishing and Boating Community Lauds Decision to Address Atlantic Striped Bass Decline | Commissioners approve 18% reduction in total removals by the commercial and recreational sectors from North Carolina to Maine

On October 30, 2019, members of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) Striped Bass…

heatherNovember 14, 2019

Commission Holds Foreign Company Accountable for Breaking Rules in the Chesapeake Bay | Sporting groups hail decision to preserve striped bass nursery Uncategorized

Commission Holds Foreign Company Accountable for Breaking Rules in the Chesapeake Bay | Sporting groups hail decision to preserve striped bass nursery

An interstate commission has responded to the industrial fishing giant Omega Protein’s violation of key…

heatherOctober 30, 2019

Sportfishing and Boating Community Calls for Striped Bass Harvest Reduction | Reducing mortality by 18 percent necessary to conserve and rebuild striped bass population Uncategorized

Sportfishing and Boating Community Calls for Striped Bass Harvest Reduction | Reducing mortality by 18 percent necessary to conserve and rebuild striped bass population

Yesterday, a coalition of recreational fishing and boating organizations wrote to the Atlantic States Marine…

heatherOctober 24, 2019

Sportfishing and Boating Industries Support ASMFC Striped Bass Management Uncategorized

Sportfishing and Boating Industries Support ASMFC Striped Bass Management

Click HERE to read full letter to Chairman Armstrong and Members of the Atlantic Striped…

heatherOctober 23, 2019

CCA Comments on Striped Bass Addendum VI Uncategorized

CCA Comments on Striped Bass Addendum VI

Click HERE for full comments.

heatherOctober 4, 2019