Why it Matters: In New Jersey, the Department of Environmental Protection and the New Jersey Fish and Game Council (Council) serve as the premier experts on all matters relative to fish, wildlife, and their habitats. For over half of a decade, New Jersey’s Comprehensive Black Bear Management Policy (CBBMP) has lapsed due to political obstructionism….
Why It Matters: Across the United States, state fish and wildlife agencies make management decisions based on impacts to species at the population-level. Straying from this nearly universally practiced approach – particularly when creating a rule to prohibit lead ammunition, which is not readily available to meet the demands of sportsmen and women – may…
Why it Matters: Trapping plays a pivotal role in conservation in the United States that cannot be replicated or replaced effectively. While it may feel like an uphill battle, there are numerous collaborative state, regional, and national efforts that are actively working at multiple levels to protect and advance trapping, predator hunting and their valued…
July 20, 2023 (Washington, D.C.) – Earlier today, the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF) and leaders of the bipartisan Congressional Sportsmen’s Caucus (CSC) hosted a Breakfast Briefing titled “Charting a New Course for Whales and Boats”. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is currently considering a rule that would virtually eliminate offshore access for more than half the…
Why It Matters: If you have ever fished offshore in the Gulf of Mexico from Alabama to Texas, chances are, you found fish near an offshore oil and gas platform. For three-quarters of a century, these steel structures that were constructed to extract petroleum to meet energy demands have created valuable habitat for fish, corals,…
On July 10, the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF) and the National Assembly of Sportsmen’s Caucuses (NASC) held a policy forum and reception in Charleston, South Carolina during the 77th Annual Council of State Goverments’ Southern Legislative Conference. Speakers discussed the Farm Bill reauthorization and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) proposed vessel speed limit…