Essentially, the bill uses a science basis to facilitate the voluntary conversion of oil and gas platforms to permanent reef fish habitat.
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It is now time for the states to figure it out on their own, without interference and obfuscation from those who have failed us.
Sportfishing and boating community welcomes state-based management approach
How known flaws in recreational data are adding up to a big headache for recreational anglers.
Three leaders in conservation have teamed up to create a tool that not only helps scientists study these ocean apex predators but also allows the public to follow their journeys and better understand their critical role in the broader marine ecosystem.
Decision avoids bottom closures, but promises more of the same for frustrated red snapper anglers.
Federal management is driven by flawed data and regulations that threaten the economies of our coastal communities.
Express our strong support for a new state-led framework to ensure more effective, science-based stewardship of this critical fishery
Learn why Gulf red snapper anglers have it so much better, and what Atlantic states must do to help bottom fishermen. Click here or on the button below to read...
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We share the frustrations expressed by the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council over the management trajectory of this fishery and NOAA’s insistence on drastic management action for a fishery that is neither overfished nor undergoing overfishing.
Federal agency insists significant restrictions are necessary to recover booming red snapper fishery.
Following the formal withdrawal of the proposed expansion of the 2008 North Atlantic Right Whale Vessel Strike Reduction Rule, the National Marine Manufacturers Association (NMMA) released the following statement
