LETTER: CSP Coalition Comments on A59 Uncategorized LETTER: CSP Coalition Comments on A59 We share the frustrations expressed by the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council over the management…Kevin HicksonMarch 18, 2025
NOAA Drops Solution in Search of a Problem with Secretarial Amendment Uncategorized NOAA Drops Solution in Search of a Problem with Secretarial Amendment Federal agency insists significant restrictions are necessary to recover booming red snapper fishery.Kevin HicksonJanuary 16, 2025
Withdrawal of Vessel Speed Reduction Rule Clears Way for Technology-Centered Solution for Marine Mammal Protection Uncategorized Withdrawal of Vessel Speed Reduction Rule Clears Way for Technology-Centered Solution for Marine Mammal Protection Following the formal withdrawal of the proposed expansion of the 2008 North Atlantic Right Whale…Kevin HicksonJanuary 15, 2025
Feds Poised to Close Door on Bottom Angling in the South Atlantic Uncategorized Feds Poised to Close Door on Bottom Angling in the South Atlantic Federal agency creates another paper crisis to shut down bottom fisheries.Kevin HicksonNovember 1, 2024
Group Addressing Menhaden Decline in the Upper Chesapeake Bay Uncategorized Group Addressing Menhaden Decline in the Upper Chesapeake Bay Forage fish, a critical food source for other species, are in decline up and down…Kevin HicksonSeptember 25, 2024
South Atlantic Red Snapper Season Down to Single Day Uncategorized South Atlantic Red Snapper Season Down to Single Day NOAA acts unilaterally to limit season, indicates bottom closures to all fishing are likely. …Kevin HicksonJune 13, 2024
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 informationKevin 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