Our blog is where we break down the conservation issues that sportsmen and women need to know about. Get the latest intel from Capitol Hill, learn more about complex science and policy, and follow along with field reports from our staff on the ground. This is where conservation gets personal.
The rebound of blueback herring and alewives in southern New England is closely linked to reduced industrial fishing for Atlantic herring and Atlantic mackerel – fisheries known for incidental bycatch of river herring species.
The menhaden reduction industry has frequently and publicly tried to justify its Gulf harvest levels, destructive practices, and fishery management decisions in its favor; here TRCP breaks down its misleading claims
The menhaden reduction industry has frequently and publicly tried to justify its harvest levels, destructive practices, and fishery management decisions in its favor; here TRCP breaks down its misleading claims.
Freshwater mussels, along with American eels, are being reintroduced in the West Branch of the Susquehanna River in Pennsylvania, upstream of the Chesapeake Bay.
The new Notice of Intent could once again permit industrial menhaden harvest in waters as shallow as five feet - rolling back a successful 2024 conservation measure developed through collaboration between anglers, industry, and state leaders
Revised models indicate the need to cut the commercial Atlantic menhaden fishery quota by more than half to protect striped bass and other predators, but the ASMFC Menhaden Management Board voted today to reduce the catch limit by only 20 percent.
The 2025 Atlantic menhaden stock assessment updates connect menhaden harvest directly to the health of marine predators, and Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission projections suggest cutting commercial catch limit by half to protect marine...
The Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership breaks down the final results of a 2024 Gulf menhaden bycatch study in Louisiana, which reveals multiple ways to protect redfish and other sportfish from industrial fishing practices.
Capt. David Mangum is a YETI ambassador and outdoor photographer who utilizes his talents to produce media that inspire a spirit of conservation and educate saltwater anglers.
New federal legislation would modernize accessibility to saltwater recreational fishing regulations and marine waters navigation information.
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