When the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council meets next week, anglers in Mississippi and Alabama are likely to be stunned at the outcome of yet another man-made crisis in red snapper management.
The Direct Enhancement of Snapper Conservation and the Economy through Novel Devices Act of 2020 (DESCEND Act) was signed into law on January 13. The bipartisan law requires recreational (including charter boats) and commercial fishermen to have on board a venting tool or descending device that is rigged and ready for use while fishing for reef fish in Gulf of Mexico federal waters.
Online dashboard provides critical information in efforts to turn platforms into reefs
ANGLERS IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST: Please take a minute to watch this short video. Pacific salmon and steelhead are cultural icons in the Pacific Northwest and play an important role…
No Shoes Reefs partnered with Palm Beach County Reefs, CCA Florida, Reef Ball Foundation, Sandoway Discovery Center, Building Conservation Trust and Global SubDive to deploy 130,000 pounds of goliath reef balls
Washington, D.C. – December 21, 2020 – Today, the U.S. Senate passed without objection H.R. 5126, Direct Enhancement of Snapper Conservation and the Economy through Novel Devices Act of 2020…
Legislation to phase out “walls of death” passes House, heads to President’s desk
Water Resources Development Act provides critical funding to improve water quality, infrastructure
Managers vote to reduce Atlantic menhaden quota by 10 percent
Washington, D.C. – October 19, 2020 – Today, the nation’s leading hunting, fishing, and habitat conservation organizations released a statement on the Thirty by Thirty Initiative (30 by 30 Initiative)…