Photo: river herring, courtesy of Patrick Paquette On April 6, 2017, Rep. Garret Graves (R-Louisiana) introduced H.R. 2023, the so-called “Modernizing Recreational Fisheries Management Act.” Rep. Graves is the same congressman who, in the last session of Congress, introduced H.R. 3094, the “Gulf States Red Snapper Management Authority Act,” which attempted to strip the National […]
Defunding Programs Could Harm Fisheries and Fishing Communities Last week many in the fishing community were talking about President Trump’s budget and its impact on climate change, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) and the fish. Under the Magnuson-Stevens Act (MSA), more than 40 species have been rebuilt. […]
Photo: Amy Baird with a 21-pound, lower Columbia River Chinook caught on August 10th with pro guide Bob Rees It’s quite the unusual summer salmon season here at the world famous Buoy 10 salmon fishery on the lower Columbia River. So much anticipation, so many reservations and unprecedented investment, all for a failed salmon run? […]
The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council is holding a public comment period on an important amendment to their fishery management plans, and you need to weigh in! I haven’t posted a blog in a while. Because, well, because I’ve been absolutely hammering the striped bass. In fact I’ve been booked solid, sometimes doing two trips a […]
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