Why It Matters: Marine Protected Areas are useful tools for protecting marine and cultural resources, and while a very small percentage do prohibit activities like recreational fishing, the vast majority of MPA’s in U.S. waters allow and encourage recreational fishing. CSF’s position on any new MPA designation has always been that science should drive fishery…
Contact: Ellary TuckerWilliams, Rocky Mountain States, Assistant Manager Why It Matters: The outdoor sporting community is the unrivaled financial backbone of conservation efforts of both game and non-game species across the United States. By hosting educational events with hands-on activities, the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation and our outdoor sporting conservation partners hope to be able to…
Contact: Mark Lance, Southeastern States Coordinator Why It Matters: Managing habitat is key to supporting robust populations to provide quality hunting experiences. Habitat diversity is critical for healthy ecosystems, and the hunting conservation community needs to continue to work together to support active forest management projects on public lands that many sportsmen and women rely on…
The Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources (KDFWR) is accepting public comment on proposed amendments to hunting and fishing regulations. The public has the opportunity to weigh in on the proposed regulation changes either by attending a public meeting or through the submission of written comments. Why It Matters: Public engagement on proposed rule amendments is…
Why it matters: H.R. 1808 seeks to ban many semi-automatic rifles and shotguns commonly used by America’s sportsmen and women in hunting and recreational shooting. Modern sporting rifles and semi-automatic shotguns not only important to our hunting heritage but are highly popular in the recreational shooting community. This legislation would severely undermine our hunting heritage,…
Why it matters: Red snapper are one of the most important recreational species in the Gulf of Mexico, and after years of increasingly restrictive federal management, the states have successfully managed their recreational red snapper quota for the last five years. However, discrepancies between state and federal data and a pending calibration of the state…