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Recreational Fishing Alliance |
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RFA Legal Defense Fund - The Fight For Angler's Rights |
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November 6, 2009 - The official complaint for declaratory and injunctive relief with “expedited consideration” has been filed in U.S. District Court on behalf the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic recreational community. Filed against the Secretary of the United States Department of Commerce, NOAA and NMFS on behalf of the sea bass closure, the RFA and its allies need your help! Click here to view full legal challenge.
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NOAA Uses "Inadequate Analysis" To Deny Angler Access - Unprecedented Closure Causes Coastal Uproar |
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October 5, 2009 - As outlined in RFA's 7-page position paper (see MRFSS position paper below), NOAA continues using flawed survey methodology to determine how many fish are caught each year by recreational anglers. RFA has sent a letter to Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke on behalf of our national membership asking that MRFSS "not be used as the basis for real-time monitoring or in season adjustments to the recreational sector." Visit our Press Releases section for more MRFSS debate from an October 27th Congressional hearing in DC. Click here to download RFA's letter to Secretary Locke. |
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Fatally Flawed" Science is Killing America's Number One Outdoor Pastim |
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September 28, 2009 - Despite a congressional mandate to fix the “serious flaws in design" and “inadequate analysis methods" that renders MRFSS obsolete, the National Marine Fisheries Service continues using this fatally flawed program to deny the public access to coastal fisheries like red snapper, amberjack and black sea bass, crippling the recreational fishing industry.
Click here to read MRFSS position paper. |
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The RFA Needs Your Support - Sign On For Flexibility In Rebuilding American Fisheries Act of 2009 |
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While hardline environmental groups are helping to handcuff fisheries managers through arbitrary timelines and unyielding federal restrictions, recreational fishermen around the country are uniting to protect their rights and help support the Flexibility in Rebuilding American Fisheries Act (HR 1584 & S.1255). This bipartisan federal legislation is designed to keep fishing communities and local fisheries healthy and sustainable for future generations. Click here to join the growing list of supporters! |
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RFA Members In CT, FL & NJ Campaign For Flexibility |
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On April 6 of this year, RFA-NY chapter members began a letter-writing campaign to attract legislative attention to Rep. Frank Pallone’s Flexibility in Rebuilding American Fisheries Act of 2009 (H 1584). Those grassroots efforts paid off when leading Democratic Senator Charles Schumer from New York announced his Senate version of the bill (S.1255). The letter writing campaign continues, as RFA chapter members in New Jersey, Florida and Connecticut are keeping up the heat.
If you live in Florida, New Jersey or Connecticut, we encourage you to find the letter below to your Senator, download it, sign it and send it off today for more flexibility tomorrow!
FL - Letter to Sen. Nelson.Click to download, sign and send
CT - Letter to Sen. Lieberman.Click to download, sign and send
NJ - Letter to Sen. Lautenberg.Click to download, sign and send
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RFA-NY Chairman and RFA Executive Director on YouTube |
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Watch RFA-NY Chairman, Mark Molitor and RFA Executive Director, Jim Donofrio, speak about the importance of RFA. Watch YouTube video |
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