CCA General Header New National Fisheries Chief Addresses Anglers’ Concerns Chris Oliver, the nation’s newest head of the National Marine Fisheries Service, responds in his first interview specifically on matters of importance to recreational anglers. This past June, Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross named Chris Oliver as assistant administrator for NOAA Fisheries. His responsibility is overseeing the National Marine Fisheries Service. Oliver brings more direct fisheries-management experience to the role
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Fisheries Economic Picture Comes into Focus Recreational fisheries generate far more economic activity with less impact on marine resources. So why are we still treated as an after-thought by NOAA Fisheries? NMFS released Fisheries Economics of the United States (FEUS) this week with much fanfare
Gentner: It’s time to rethink ‘catch shares’ Catch shares in marine fisheries is a concept unfamiliar to most people, and it is probably completely alien to most hunters and anglers in this country. It is a system of wildlife management that bestows some percentage of a public marine resource, like red snapper in the Gulf of Mexico, to private businesses for free, to use and sell for their own profit
Come out and support CCA GA at the Save The Water Campaign At Sweetwater Brewery Wednesday, June 28th 5:30 to 7:30 Coastal Conservation Association Georgia 2807 A Roger Lacey Drive Savannah GA, 31404 (912) 660-8440 www.ccaga.org