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Keep Florida Fishing

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Keep Florida Fishing

Key Issues

  • SHARKED Act 

    New legislation focuses on addressing sharks eating anglers’ catch.  

  • Support Youth Fishing Programs

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

  • Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary

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

  • Man bottomfising for red snapper

    Protect Access to Bottomfishing in the South Atlantic

    Feds want to close bottom fishing in the South Atlantic.

  • Forage Fish

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

  • Florida Coral Reefs

    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.

Latest News

Economic Impacts of Recreational Fishing

These results report the economic contributions to the respective state economies from anglers who live within each congressional district. They do not represent the economic contributions that occur within any given district as a result of angler spending. For example, the presence or absence of a large manufacturing firm within a district is not reflected in the equipment spending by a district’s residents.

Upcoming Events

February 26 – 27, 2025 – Tallahassee, FL
May 21 – 22, 2025 – Ocala, FL
August 13 – 14, 2025 – TBD
November 5 – 6, 2025 – TBD

February 18, 2025 – TBD
April 15, 2025 – TBD
June 17, 2025 – TBD
August 19, 2025 – TBD
October 21, 2025 – TBD

March 2025 Council Meeting
Mar 3 – Mar 7, 2025
Villas by the Sea
1175 Beachview Drive N.
Jekyll Island, GA 31527
Phone: 912-635-2521

June 2025 Council Meeting
Jun 9 – Jun 13, 2025
Radisson Resort at the Port
8701 Astronaut Blvd
Cape Canaveral, FL 32920
Phone: 321-406-5615

September 2025 Council Meeting
Sep 15 – Sep 19, 2025
North Charleston Marriott
4770 Goer Drive
North Charleston, SC 29406
Phone: 843-747-1900

December 2025 Council Meeting
Dec 8 – Dec 12, 2025
Hilton Garden Inn Outer Banks/Kitty Hawk
5353 N. Virginia Dare Trail
Kitty Hawk, NC 27949
Phone: 252-261-1290

January 27 – 30, 2025
Renaissance New Orleans Pere Marquette
817 Common Street
New Orleans, LA 70112-2307
Phone: 504-525-1111

April 7 – 10, 2025
The Lodge at Gulf State Park
21196 East Beach Boulevard
Gulf Shores, AL 36542
Phone: 251-540-4000

June 2 – 5, 2025
Beachside Resort & Residences
3841 N. Roosevelt Boulevard
Key West, FL 33040
Phone: 305-296-8100

August 25 – 28, 2025
Hilton Palacio del Rio
200 South Alamo
San Antonio, TX 78205
Phone: 210-222-1400

November 3 – 6, 2025
Golden Nugget Hotel
151 Beach Boulevard
Biloxi, MS 39530
Phone: 228-435-5400

WINTER MEETING
February 4 – 5, 2025

The Westin Crystal City
1800 Richmond Highway
Arlington, VA 22202

SPRING MEETING
May 5 – 8, 2025

The Westin Crystal City
1800 Richmond Highway
Arlington, VA 22202

SUMMER MEETING
August 5 – 7, 2025

The Westin Crystal City
1800 Richmond Highway
Arlington, VA 22202

ANNUAL MEETING
October 27 – 30, 2025

Hyatt Place Dewey Beach
1301 Coastal Hwy
Dewey Beach, DE 19971

Keep Florida Fishing Director

Gary Jennings

Southeast Fisheries Director

Martha Guyas

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