How Can We Let This Happen? The American Saltwater Guides Association might be governed by guides but since our beginning, we have tried to represent all voices in conservation. Our Chairman is a tackle shop owner. We are a resource for private rec anglers. Our tag line is “Better Business
“The Fix is In” Tony Friedrich VP/Policy Director We are sorry for wasting your time. We know you are busy. We know you would rather be home with your family. We know you missed dinner. We know you left work early. We know this stuff is really hard to understand.
Regional commission liked less than deadly respiratory illness Tony Friedrich VP/Policy Director The results are in. New polling numbers show that a deadly virus that jumped species and has hundreds of millions under quarantine is liked more than a regional fisheries commission tasked with managing striped bass. One area man
From a success story to a potential collapse, ASMFC owns this mess On January 15, the Technical Committee at ASMFC reviewed conservation equivalency proposals from various states in preparation for the meeting scheduled on February 4, 2020. As each state went through the proposals, it became fairly clear that the
Ecological Reference Points Should Be Voted Upon MSC Sustainable Cert In Question Tony Friedrich VP/Policy Director We have been dealing with nothing but striped bass and bluefish for a while now. Menhaden are heating up again with two issues on separate fronts. For years, we have been pushing for the
As we fight for the recovery of striped bass, some states are using conservation equivalency to continue unsustainable harvest while others try to do the right thing Tony Friedrich VP/Policy Director ASGA Let me warn you ahead of time, this is a long article. But, you care about striped bass
Quick update from Council meeting yesterday Just a quick update on the Bluefish action yesterday at the council. We are in the scup and back sea bass meetings today. There will be a more comprehensive update in the upcoming days. We know our readers are wondering, so here’s how it
Bluefish, Decisive Action vs Striped Bass, Dumpster Fire We wrote about the issues with bluefish in our blog about a month ago. https://saltwaterguidesassociation.com/lets-not-forget-about-bluefish/ The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council is moving swiftly to address the overfished status of bluefish. At the October meeting, the MAFMC set the recreational harvest limit for
While the menhaden reduction industry got spanked, striped bass didn’t fare well By Capt. John McMurray Before getting to striped bass, certainly, there was some good news to come out of this week’s Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission meeting. Menhaden The menhaden reduction industry, specifically one notorious company in Virginia
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