Lawmakers Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Strengthen the Marine Food Web
Forage Fish Conservation Act would improve recreational fishing opportunities.
Category: Outdoor Economy
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What Is Chronic Wasting Disease and How Does it Kill Deer and Elk?
The key to understanding the threat of Chronic Wasting Disease is learning more about the particles that cause it
Recreational Fishing Groups Formally Object to “Sustainable” Stamp on Menhaden Fishery
Mining the base of the food chain is neither sustainable nor economically justifiable.
Video: Something’s Fishy With This Announcement About Atlantic Menhaden
When there's not enough bunker left in the water to support striped bass, can you really call commercial harvest of these forage fish sustainable?
TRCP’s President and CEO Offers Senators Solutions for Improving Public Land Access
Whit Fosburgh testifies on Capitol Hill about opportunities to support the outdoor recreation economy.
With Cuts in Trump’s Budget, Congress Must Lead on Conservation
Administration’s budget request indicates a continued appetite for major cuts to conservation, but Congress can choose to ignore the president’s recommendations.
Third-Party Certification Puts a Blue Ribbon on Depletion of Critical Striped Bass Food Source
It is negligent to certify Omega Protein’s menhaden purse-seining operation as sustainable when striped bass populations are in decline.
Hunting and Fishing Groups Ask PA Lawmakers Not to Divert Conservation Funding
Benefits to water quality, sportsmen’s access, and abandoned mine reclamation would be lost if funds were redirected to government operations.
Q&A: Meet a Texan Who Is Helping to Open New Public Lands on the Gulf Coast
Callie Easterly’s work at The Conservation Fund is helping to expand hunting and fishing access on a national wildlife refuge by more than 12,000 acres
25 States Took Additional Steps to Fight Chronic Wasting Disease in the Past Year
It’s up to hunters to comply with new regulations on moving deer carcasses and using mineral lures—but it’s worth it to stop the spread of CWD.
