How Fisheries Managers Respond When Trash Fish Get Trendy
Fisheries management can be influenced by the American appetite for (certain kinds of) seafood, which makes it even more important that the system works better for anglers.
Category: Sportsmens Access
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There’s an Access Payoff for Reporting What Fish You Catch and Throw Back
Anglers who report catch data using the latest apps help fisheries managers adjust seasons in real-time, so why are some still resistant to sharing?
What If You Could Level Up on Hunter Education to Get Better Access?
A new certificate program in Montana helps hunters understand more about conservation, ethics, and respect for private land in order to gain access to more of it.
How Maintenance Backlogs Could Affect Your Hunting Season
Deferred maintenance projects without suitable funding crop up on more than just national park lands, and it could waste your precious daylight hours afield—here’s everything you need to know about the backlog issue, proposed...
Local Sportsmen Rebuilt the Gateway to 40,000 Acres of Public Hunting Land
Members of a local sportsmen’s group helped to open up 40,000 acres of state trust land in New Mexico by providing materials, volunteers, and a little elbow grease.
Finally, Federal Fisheries Management for Us
The Modern Fish Act would allow updated management approaches that acknowledge the difference between recreational and commercial fisheries, and it’s nearing the finish line.
Cuts to LWCF Could Undermine Zinke’s Public Lands Access Agenda
Proposed cuts to land acquisition funding would prevent agencies from enhancing public hunting and fishing access—the most widely celebrated part of DOI’s public lands agenda.
Five Places Where Nutrient Pollution Could Prevent You from Fishing
Largescale algal blooms lead to fish kills, beach closures, and loss of your fishing access, but Congress has a chance to do something about them right now.
Putting These Public Lands Planning Tools on the Backburner Creates More BLM Backlogs
While new habitat challenges arise every year, land managers are stuck following management plans created in the 1970s and 80s—with no updates in sight.
New House Legislation Enhances Hunter Opportunity and Access on Private Lands
Expanding a popular Farm Bill program will help more landowners open private land to hunters and anglers who drive spending in rural regions.
