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Group says Natural Resources Management Act would improve fishing access.

Advocates tout the bill’s passage, but say the real work has just begun.

Two days after taking office, Gov. Ron DeSantis says he will spend $2.5 billion on more aggressive policies for water-quality management in the Sunshine state.

Gulf fishery management council is considering allowing states more flexibility to set recreational snapper season.

The House passed the bill on Wednesday. Now it awaits the president’s signature.

Audio alert system helps Pauline Dowell achieve on-water independence.

NMMA says passage of the bipartisan bill is a “major victory.”

2018 program included campaigns in 19 states.

The bipartisan bill has been cosponsored by 20 legislators.

Deadline to weigh in on increasing hatchery pink salmon is today.

Politicians across the aisle push for the Senate to pass the Modern Fish Act.

The Kenai River Women’s Classic and Kenai River Classic have pulled in millions of dollars over the years.

NMMA urges the Senate to ‘pick up the baton’ and make it law.

The bill would change the law to treat recreational saltwater anglers differently than commercial fishermen.

The American Sportfishing Association announced the launch of a new project to improve the survival of caught-and-released fish in the South Atlantic, as part of the FishSmart program.

The U.S. House of Representatives will vote on the Modern Fish Act on Tuesday, and the Senate is moving forward with similar legislation.

Angler participation has led the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission for the first time ever to be able to manage the harvest of recreational red snapper in both state and federal waters in the Gulf of Mexico.

Yamaha Marine president Ben Speciale is urging the recreational boating and fishing industry to press for passage of the Modern Fish Act.

U.S. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke on Monday proposed new and expanded hunting and fishing opportunities in 30 national wildlife refuges, including Hackmatack National Wildlife Refuge in Illinois and Wisconsin, and John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge in Philadelphia.