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Risky Bet | The Gulf Council takes a gamble on the most unaccountable player in the Gulf red snapper fishery. Uncategorized

Risky Bet | The Gulf Council takes a gamble on the most unaccountable player in the Gulf red snapper fishery.

With management of the red snapper private angling sector now officially in the hands of…

heatherApril 17, 2019

Sign On Letter For Forage Fish Protection Act Uncategorized

Sign On Letter For Forage Fish Protection Act

heatherApril 15, 2019

Recreational Fishing Groups Formally Object to “Sustainable” Stamp on Menhaden Fishery – Mining the base of the food chain is neither sustainable nor economically justifiable Uncategorized

Recreational Fishing Groups Formally Object to “Sustainable” Stamp on Menhaden Fishery – Mining the base of the food chain is neither sustainable nor economically justifiable

Three recreational fishing groups filed a formal objection against the Marine Stewardship Council’s recommendation that…

heatherMarch 28, 2019

Senate Commerce Committee Explores America’s Blue Economy Uncategorized

Senate Commerce Committee Explores America’s Blue Economy

The U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation convened a hearing on “Our Blue…

heatherMarch 28, 2019

CCA Alabama donates $40,000 to cobia tagging, student support at University of South Alabama Uncategorized

CCA Alabama donates $40,000 to cobia tagging, student support at University of South Alabama

At a reception earlier this month at the University of South Alabama, CCA Alabama announced…

heatherMarch 19, 2019

Science of Conservation Program Announces New Scholarship Winners Uncategorized

Science of Conservation Program Announces New Scholarship Winners

Shimano is proud to announce that Lily Walker and Rachael Klose have been selected for…

Kevin HicksonFebruary 15, 2019

Conservationists rally behind bill to ban gill nets in Washington state waters – SB 5617 would ban non-tribal gill nets statewide, provide for buyout Uncategorized

Conservationists rally behind bill to ban gill nets in Washington state waters – SB 5617 would ban non-tribal gill nets statewide, provide for buyout

In response to the continued decline of wild and endangered salmon populations, along with dependent…

heatherJanuary 28, 2019

CCA Comments on Amendment 50 – State Management of Recreational Red Snapper Uncategorized

CCA Comments on Amendment 50 – State Management of Recreational Red Snapper

heatherJanuary 10, 2019

President Trump Signs the Modern Fish Act Uncategorized

President Trump Signs the Modern Fish Act

The recreational fishing and boating community is now celebrating the enactment of the Modernizing Recreational…

heatherJanuary 2, 2019

U.S. House Passes Modern Fish Act | First-Ever Sportfishing-Focused Legislation to Pass Congress Heads to President’s Desk Uncategorized

U.S. House Passes Modern Fish Act | First-Ever Sportfishing-Focused Legislation to Pass Congress Heads to President’s Desk

On December 19, 2018, the U.S. House of Representatives passed S.1520, the Modernizing Recreational Fisheries…

heatherDecember 20, 2018

U.S. Senate Passes Modern Fish Act – Sportfishing-Focused Legislation Heads to House for Final Passage Uncategorized

U.S. Senate Passes Modern Fish Act – Sportfishing-Focused Legislation Heads to House for Final Passage

The U.S. Senate has unanimously passed S.1520, the Modernizing Recreational Fisheries Management Act of 2017…

heatherDecember 17, 2018

U.S. House votes to help Columbia River salmon, steelhead | Columbia River sea lion predation bill now heads to President Trump Uncategorized

U.S. House votes to help Columbia River salmon, steelhead | Columbia River sea lion predation bill now heads to President Trump

UPDATE – On Dec. 18, 2018, President Trump signed legislation to protect salmon and steelhead…

heatherDecember 12, 2018