The recreational fishing community cares about whale conservation but we need a smarter approach!

Efforts are underway to prevent the use of lead tackle for fishing despite scant evidence that using lead has a harmful impact on wildlife populations.

Taking kids fishing just a few times creates a lifelong love of the sport!

Fish and wildlife habitat is being lost across the country!

New legislation focuses on addressing sharks eating anglers’ catch.  

Better access and better fishing on federal lands and waters.

Establishing a goal of protecting 30% of globe’s land and water by the year 2030.

Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS) present one of the biggest threats and challenges to sportfishing today as their continued spread has a multitude of negative impacts on fisheries, ecosystems, and local economies.

The “30 by 30” initiative is a global goal to conserve 30 percent of all land and water on the planet by 2030.

Proposed boat speed restrictions could have dire consequences for East Coast anglers.

Large mesh drift gillnets — which are a mile long, nearly invisible and set out overnight near the ocean’s surface to capture swordfish — are responsible for entangling, injuring and killing a wide range of marine life.

The Florida Everglades are not only an environmental wonder but also provide essential “plumbing” to move water south in the state, recharging the Biscayne Aquifer and ultimately supplying necessary freshwater to Florida Bay.

Agriculture has a major impact on fisheries policy and the conservation of species.

An extensive coral disease outbreak began affecting the area in 2014 and continues to spread more rapidly northward from Miami-Dade County, but has also moved southward into the southern Florida Keys and Mexico.

FKNMS is developing a new General Management Plan (GMP) that could significantly impact fishing access and management of the Keys.

The process for setting recreational management measures like bag limits, size and season is in need of reform.

To have healthy sportfish populations, there first must be a healthy food base. Simply put, big fish need plenty of little fish to eat.

Menhaden are a vital species in the marine food web and the health of their population is critical to maintaining healthy populations of many other fish species.

Menhaden, also known as bunkers or pogies, are a key food source for sportfish species like striped bass, bluefish, weakfish, king mackerel and cobia.

With increased attention on renewable energy, there has been a rapid expansion in proposed Offshore Wind Energy projects on both coasts.

Since 1915, Oregon and Washington have worked together to manage the salmon industry on more than 145 shared miles of the Columbia River – from the mouth to the Bonneville Dam.

If developed, Pebble Mine would devastate Bristol Bay's recreational, subsistence and commercial fishing industries, which are collectively worth hundreds of billions of dollars each year.

Federal lands play a pivotal role in providing recreational fishing opportunities.

Feds want to close bottom fishing in the South Atlantic.

Striped bass are one of the most important fisheries on the Atlantic coast. In fact, striped bass are the most caught saltwater fish in terms of pounds by recreational anglers.