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Conservation Organizations Support Reinvesting in America’s Shoreline Economies & Ecosystems Act (RISEE Act) Uncategorized

Conservation Organizations Support Reinvesting in America’s Shoreline Economies & Ecosystems Act (RISEE Act)

This common-sense, bipartisan legislation will provide much needed investments to enhance costal resiliency, improve fish…

Kevin HicksonMarch 1, 2023

CCA Comments on Amendment 46 – South Atlantic Snapper Grouper Permit Uncategorized

CCA Comments on Amendment 46 – South Atlantic Snapper Grouper Permit

CCA has long supported the concept of recreational fishing licenses to better define the universe…

Kevin HicksonJanuary 26, 2023

Recreational Fishing Community Outlines Concerns with NMFS Data Calibrations Uncategorized

Recreational Fishing Community Outlines Concerns with NMFS Data Calibrations

In our view the Council’s approach to handling the conversion process has resulted in a…

Kevin HicksonJanuary 20, 2023

Comments on Proposed Striped Bass Quota Transfers Uncategorized

Comments on Proposed Striped Bass Quota Transfers

We oppose allowing commercial quota transfers and urge the Board to support Option A (status…

Kevin HicksonJanuary 13, 2023

Bill Aims to Eliminate Non-Tribal Gillnets on the Columbia River Uncategorized

Bill Aims to Eliminate Non-Tribal Gillnets on the Columbia River

By request of the Governor, and with strong bi-partisan support, Senate Bill 5297 would end…

Kevin HicksonJanuary 12, 2023

Court Confirms Important Precedent for Fisheries Management Uncategorized

Court Confirms Important Precedent for Fisheries Management

Ruling defends process to update allocations in Gulf red grouper fishery.

Kevin HicksonJanuary 10, 2023

Federal Bill To Eliminate Drift Gillnets is Signed Into Law Uncategorized

Federal Bill To Eliminate Drift Gillnets is Signed Into Law

President Biden has signed legislation to ban swordfish drift gillnets in all US waters and…

Kevin HicksonJanuary 9, 2023

Virginia Marine Resources Commission Rejects Governor’s Proposal to Limit Menhaden Fishing in Chesapeake Bay UncategorizedVirginia

Virginia Marine Resources Commission Rejects Governor’s Proposal to Limit Menhaden Fishing in Chesapeake Bay

VMRC declines to exercise authority setting any limits on harvest of critical forage fish species

Kevin HicksonDecember 7, 2022

Letter on Protecting Access for Hunters and Anglers Act Uncategorized

Letter on Protecting Access for Hunters and Anglers Act

The undersigned organizations, representing millions of hunters, anglers, wildlife professionals, and outdoor enthusiasts are writing…

Kevin HicksonOctober 28, 2022

LETTER: Comments on Proposed King Mackerel Reallocation Uncategorized

LETTER: Comments on Proposed King Mackerel Reallocation

Our individual positions as far back as 2016 have not changed nor have our requests…

Kevin HicksonOctober 19, 2022

First Cast: An Emerging THREAT to Angling Uncategorized

First Cast: An Emerging THREAT to Angling

It takes just one pebble to start an avalanche, and if an elite class of…

Kevin HicksonOctober 1, 2022

South Atlantic Council Rejects Bottom Closures Uncategorized

South Atlantic Council Rejects Bottom Closures

Anglers turn out to urge Council to avoid devastating, unnecessary closures

Kevin HicksonSeptember 29, 2022