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On December 31, President Trump signed into law the Modernizing Recreational Fisheries Management Act (S. 1520), also known as the Modern Fish Act (MFA). This is a first step in bringing positive change in federal fisheries management for the nation’s saltwater anglers. The Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF), along with partners in the recreational fishing community,…

The Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF) Board of Directors welcomed three conservation leaders in 2019 to support CSF’s mission of protecting and advancing hunting, angling, recreational shooting, and trapping in the halls of government. Joining 30 other leaders, incoming Board members include: Tuck Beckstoffer (Tuck Beckstoffer Wines), Francisco Bergaz (Bekun, LLC, and Bervest, LLC), and Bruce…

The recreational fishing and boating community is celebrating the enactment of the Modernizing Recreational Fisheries Management Act of 2018 (Modern Fish Act), which was signed into law by President Trump December 31. The Modern Fish Act finally recognizes in federal law the differences between recreational and commercial fishing and adds more appropriate management tools for…

First-Ever Sportfishing-Focused Legislation to Pass Congress Heads to President’s Desk The U.S. House of Representatives passed S.1520, the Modernizing Recreational Fisheries Management Act of 2017 (Modern Fish Act). Today’s vote was the final step toward sending the landmark legislation to the President’s desk after it passed the Senate on December 17. “The Modern Fish Act…

By Brett Stayton, Mid-Atlantic States Coordinator With a twist of poetic justice, New Jersey’s contentious bear hunting season was extended earlier this month amidst turmoil, protests, and the Governor openly calling for its cancellation. Governor Phil Murphy issued an executive order in August urging the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) to shut down…

Ryan Zinke did not waste any time to demonstrate his commitment to America’s sportsmen and women and his commitment to advancing our time-honored sporting heritage. On his first day as Secretary of the Interior in March 2017, he gathered leaders from the sportsmen’s conservation community to witness him signing two Secretarial Orders for sportsmen’s access…