WA Coastal Steelhead Town Hall
For anyone interested in management plans for winter steelhead fishing on the Washington coast. WDFW Coastal Region fishery managers held a second virtual town hall …
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Fish Wars, Part I: The decades-long battle over North Carolina fisheries
The fish swimming in the coastal waters of North Carolina belong to the people — they’re a public resource. But how the state balances the …
A taste of the next two years under the Republican House majority
Yesterday the House Natural Resources Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries Subcommittee met, and the bulk of the testimony was around more dams, water storage, hydropower, and …
You Can’t Always Get What You Want…Do Fishery Managers Actually Listen to the Public?
John McMurray on why public comments remain essential despite the appearance that wildlife managers are not listening. I’ve been there…and it’s incredibly frustrating. For …
The Fisheries Fights Of 2023
2022 may be in the rearview mirror, but many of last year’s fisheries issues have carried over into the new year. Other management actions are …
Striped Bass is a Lousy Model for Recreational Fishery Management
Photo: bhcarmichael CC BY 2.0 The coalition of groups that wishes to dismantle the Magnuson / Stevens act likes to point to the …
Everything You Need to Know About Striped Bass
From the current state of affairs to management policy to biology, this is an impressive overview of all things related to striped bass. From New …
All The Cards Are Now On The Table
What’s being called the “Modern Fish Act is anything but. H.R. 200, AKA the “Strengthening Fishing Communities and Increasing Flexibility in Fisheries Management Act, will …