A bipartisan bill won’t go any further, but more decision-makers are beginning to question claims that the pogie industry is causing no harm to coastal fisheries or habitat.

Fisheries managers vote to finalize the first overhaul of the Atlantic striped bass management plan in almost 20 years.

Local, national, and global fishing companies and manufacturers are showing their support for Louisiana HB 1033.

Rep. Joe Orgeron’s HB 1033 earns strong bipartisan support, now moves to Senate.

A commonsense measure with bipartisan support would keep disruptive industrial menhaden harvest activity farther away from Louisiana beaches.

The TRCP and our recreational fishing partners are weighing in with detailed, technical feedback for fisheries managers—here are the high points.

Vote ignores the recreational fishing community and others, but there is more time to stand up for conservation.

Results could help support a new management model that considers the needs of sportfish.

TRCP gathered conservation leaders, fisheries managers, fishing businesses, and media to talk about gulf menhaden management and the industrial menhaden reduction fishery’s impact on recreational fishing.

Champions of sportfish populations, coastal habitat, and recreational fishing were disappointed by the failure to keep disruptive industrial menhaden harvest activity farther away from Louisiana beaches.