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Anglers make case for better management of fisheries   Testimony before House committee hearing explains how lack of science impacts recreational fishing and the economy   WASHINGTON, DC – With the National Oceanic and Atmospheric…

Anglers make case for better management of fisheriesTestimony before House committee hearing explains how lack of science impacts recreational fishing and the economy WASHINGTON, DC – With the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration continuing to…

Undercurrents-June Issue The newest edition of Undercurrents is now available. Please clink on the “Undercurrents” link on the left header. It will direct you to the June Issue. Inside the summer issue, you will be…

CCA NC’s Informational Page About HB 353-Coastal Game Fish Bill There is a great deal of misinformation being put forth in local and regional media outlets in response to HB 353 (Designation of Coastal Game…

Menhaden Management Finally Begins ASMFC takes first steps to rebuild menhaden forage base ALEXANDRIA, VA – For the first time ever, the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission took steps to rein in the industrial harvest…

Marine Fisheries Commission sanctions striped bass slaughter Anglers set to seek relief in General Assembly In an appalling disregard for the indiscriminate killing of striped bass by the commercial trawl net fishermen, the North Carolina…

Reef Restoration in New Bern On the same day evidence showing the destruction of striped bass was made public, other cameras recorded individuals working to improve marine habitat in our estuarine waters. A lot of…

NOAA grants reprieve to South Atlantic anglers New science removes threat of massive bottom closures in response to red snapper mess…for now The rollercoaster of red snapper management in the South Atlantic took yet another…