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Angling Groups Object to NOAA Longline Plan Uncategorized

Angling Groups Object to NOAA Longline Plan

June 10, 2024 Randy Blankinship Highly Migratory Species Management Division Office of Sustainable Fisheries (F/SF1)…

Kevin HicksonJune 11, 2024

Sporting Groups Cheer Senate Introduction of MAPOceans Act ProtectingYourFreedomtoFishUncategorized

Sporting Groups Cheer Senate Introduction of MAPOceans Act

New legislation will increase accessibility of saltwater recreational fishing rules and marine waters navigation information

Kevin HicksonMay 7, 2024

The Path Is Clear Uncategorized

The Path Is Clear

State management of our fisheries is the off ramp from fisheries chaos.

Kevin HicksonMay 6, 2024

LETTER: Concerns with the current state of fisheries management under the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) Uncategorized

LETTER: Concerns with the current state of fisheries management under the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS)

Ms. Janet Coit Assistant Administrator for Fisheries National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 1315 East-West Highway…

Kevin HicksonApril 24, 2024

The Great Red Snapper Count: A Costly Disappearing Act Uncategorized

The Great Red Snapper Count: A Costly Disappearing Act

The Great Red Snapper Count (GRSC) was finalized in 2021 and found a red snapper…

Kevin HicksonApril 1, 2024

Conservation community Endorses Resilient Coasts and Estuaries Act Uncategorized

Conservation community Endorses Resilient Coasts and Estuaries Act

With your efforts, Congress can conserve coastal and estuary habitats across the United States and…

Kevin HicksonMarch 13, 2024

Louisiana Issues Regulations to Protect Nearshore Habitat from Pogy Boat Impacts Uncategorized

Louisiana Issues Regulations to Protect Nearshore Habitat from Pogy Boat Impacts

In the most significant Gulf menhaden conservation outcome to date, Wildlife and Fisheries Commission approves…

Kevin HicksonFebruary 15, 2024

Give Power to the States Uncategorized

Give Power to the States

Recreational anglers are applauding progress by the Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission (GSMFC) to improve…

Kevin HicksonFebruary 12, 2024

Conservation Groups Sign on in Support of RISEE Act Uncategorized

Conservation Groups Sign on in Support of RISEE Act

Healthy, resilient coastlines and estuaries are critically important for outdoor recreation, coastal and marine dependent…

Kevin HicksonFebruary 9, 2024

Conservation Community Responds After Menhaden Study Bill Again Stalled by Virginia Lawmakers Uncategorized

Conservation Community Responds After Menhaden Study Bill Again Stalled by Virginia Lawmakers

For second year in a row, legislators delay passage of bill that would support three-year…

Kevin HicksonFebruary 1, 2024

Conservation Partners Speak Out For Striped Bass Uncategorized

Conservation Partners Speak Out For Striped Bass

Last week, after months of public hearings, the ASMFC’s Atlantic Striped Bass Management Board (Board)…

Kevin HicksonJanuary 30, 2024

Graves and Veasey Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Preserve Critical Marine Habitat in Gulf of Mexico Uncategorized

Graves and Veasey Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Preserve Critical Marine Habitat in Gulf of Mexico

U.S. Representatives Garret Graves (Louisiana) and Marc Veasey (Texas) introduced legislation to preserve marine ecosystems…

Kevin HicksonDecember 15, 2023