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« Previous EntriesReleases – May 10, 2012
Thursday, May 10th, 2012In response to an increasing trend within the National Park Service to disregard its mission of providing access to sportsmen and women in our nation’s beloved national parks, today the House Committee on Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands held an oversight hearing titled “Access Denied: Turning Away Visitors to National [...]
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Releases – April 26, 2012
Thursday, April 26th, 2012The sportfishing industry applauds the Secretaries of Interior, Agriculture, and Commerce who signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to promote interagency collaboration on the implementation of the National Fish Habitat Action Plan (NFHAP), a science-based partnership that seeks to protect, restore, and enhance fish habitat on a range-wide scale. The agreement will streamline agency efforts [...]
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Releases – April 12, 2012
Thursday, April 12th, 2012NOAA Fisheries requests public comments on proposed regulations for Amendment 18A to the Fishery Management Plan for the Snapper-Grouper Fishery of the South Atlantic Region. The primary purpose of Amendment 18A is to implement management measures that would optimize fishing opportunities for black sea bass, and improve data reporting in the for-hire sector of the [...]
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Releases – March 29, 2012
Thursday, March 29th, 2012North Carolina fishermen should be aware that Atlantic sturgeon will be listed as a federally endangered species effective April 6. The National Marine Fisheries Service has published a final rule in the Federal Register listing four distinct population segments of Atlantic sturgeon as endangered and another as threatened. To read the final rule, go to [...]
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Releases – March 8, 2012
Thursday, March 8th, 2012U.S. Congressman Mike McIntyre recently announced the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is releasing $59.3 million in additional appropriations funding for southeastern North Carolina coastal projects. McIntyre said, “These funds will make high impact investments to the Cape Fear region and allow our waterways to continue to drive economic growth in southeastern North Carolina. Our [...]