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Protecting The Rights Of Sport
Fishermen Coast To Coast
Makin' Waves Quarterly Newsletter
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NOAA Uses "Inadequate Analysis" To Deny Angler Access |
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October 5, 2009 - As outlined in RFA's 7-page position paper (see homepage), NOAA continues using flawed survey methodology to determine how many fish are caught each year by recreational anglers. On October 2, 2009, RFA 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." |
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ASMFC to Hold Public Hearings on Winter Flounder |
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April 2, 2009 – The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) considers options for rebuilding the winter flounder stock, including the possibility of recreational fishing moratorium in the Mid-Atlantic and South New England Region. |
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NY Saltwater Fishing Tax |
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January 28, 2009 - Governor Paterson recently unveiled his 2009 Executive Budget, outlining his plan to guide NY through the current economic crisis. "From a financial standpoint, the implementation of a $19 saltwater license ($40 for tourists from out of state) stands to slow recreational activity at a time when the state and industry can not afford it." |
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Win a Billfishing Trip-Of-A-Lifetime |
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Pacific Fins Resort and RFA are offering you and a guest a once-in-a-lifetime trip to fish at Pacific Fins Resort in Guatemala. Anyone is eligible to win, members and non-members - make a donation $35.00 for one ticket and $100.00 for four tickets. Use mail code "TRIP"
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Hijacking Fisheries Management |
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Fish and Fishermen are not the only variables in the equation of fisheries management. Since the implementation of the Sustainable Fisheries Act in 1996 the management of U.S. fisheries, while far from perfect, has become a model for the rest of the world. Yet one organization in America continues to use scare tactics to drive its agenda domestically while the most egregious problems can easily be found abroad. Their agenda may sound laudable, but the reality is that their goal is to stop fishing. Who has hijacked the management of our nation’s fisheries? You might be surprised! |
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