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Letter to Congress Seeks Whale-Vessel Strike Solutions Uncategorized

Letter to Congress Seeks Whale-Vessel Strike Solutions

The Whale CHARTS Act takes an innovative and constructive approach to mitigating risk of vessel…

Kevin HicksonJanuary 12, 2026

South Atlantic States Take First Step Toward State Management of Red Snapper Uncategorized

South Atlantic States Take First Step Toward State Management of Red Snapper

For too long, federal mismanagement kept anglers tied to the dock, while a thriving red…

Kevin HicksonNovember 11, 2025

Fisheries Managers Fail to Protect Menhaden, Striped Bass Uncategorized

Fisheries Managers Fail to Protect Menhaden, Striped Bass

This week, the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission voted to allow an Atlantic menhaden catch…

Kevin HicksonOctober 29, 2025

Conservation groups call for menhaden harvest reduction in the Chesapeake Uncategorized

Conservation groups call for menhaden harvest reduction in the Chesapeake

The decisions before the Board are not only about managing menhaden but about sustaining the…

Kevin HicksonOctober 27, 2025

Rigs to Reefs Update – Legislation Introduced in the House Uncategorized

Rigs to Reefs Update – Legislation Introduced in the House

Essentially, the bill uses a science basis to facilitate the voluntary conversion of oil and…

Kevin HicksonOctober 16, 2025

Mixed Signals: South Atlantic states are on the road to state management, so why does NOAA keep trying to make a U-turn? Uncategorized

Mixed Signals: South Atlantic states are on the road to state management, so why does NOAA keep trying to make a U-turn?

It is now time for the states to figure it out on their own, without…

Kevin HicksonSeptember 26, 2025

South Atlantic States Unveil Road Map to Red Snapper Management Uncategorized

South Atlantic States Unveil Road Map to Red Snapper Management

Sportfishing and boating community welcomes state-based management approach

Kevin HicksonSeptember 16, 2025

Discord and Discards Uncategorized

Discord and Discards

How known flaws in recreational data are adding up to a big headache for recreational…

Kevin HicksonJuly 25, 2025

HRI, CCA, and AFTCO Launch Fin Finder to Map the Lives of Ocean Predators Uncategorized

HRI, CCA, and AFTCO Launch Fin Finder to Map the Lives of Ocean Predators

Three leaders in conservation have teamed up to create a tool that not only helps…

Kevin HicksonJuly 21, 2025

NOAA Releases Final Rule on South Atlantic Red Snapper Uncategorized

NOAA Releases Final Rule on South Atlantic Red Snapper

Decision avoids bottom closures, but promises more of the same for frustrated red snapper anglers.

Kevin HicksonJune 9, 2025

LETTER: Joint Request for State Management of Red Snapper and Other Reef Fishes in the South Atlantic Uncategorized

LETTER: Joint Request for State Management of Red Snapper and Other Reef Fishes in the South Atlantic

Federal management is driven by flawed data and regulations that threaten the economies of our…

Kevin HicksonJune 4, 2025

LETTER: Regarding the Management of Snapper-Grouper Species in the South Atlantic Uncategorized

LETTER: Regarding the Management of Snapper-Grouper Species in the South Atlantic

Express our strong support for a new state-led framework to ensure more effective, science-based stewardship…

Kevin HicksonMay 28, 2025