The California Electronic Waste Recycling Act now includes batteries in certain covered battery-embedded products, which are devices with a battery not easily removable by the user with common household tools.
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.
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.