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Saltwater Anglers, Charter & Party Boat Captains, Marine Business Owners, Commercial Fishermen and Related Industry
Workers Let Your Voice Be Heard!
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The current federal fisheries law – the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (MSA) –
is broken and in need of immediate repair. Arbitrary and non-scientific provisions coupled with unrealistically
rigid restrictions are keeping all fishermen off the water. Through strict enforcement of the provisions contained within MSA,
and the rapidly expanding denial of public access to rebuilt and rebuilding fisheries, it has become extremely clear to the
majority of anglers, fishing organizations and the fishing industry that the federal fisheries law must be fixed.
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The good news is that conservation,
access and rebuilding can all be achieved with minor changes to the current law. What
can you do? Only
by amending the Magnuson Stevens Act can both our fisheries and our fishing communities and businesses rebuild and thrive.
Sustainability of both the fish AND the fishermen should be our goal. Go to our "Amendments" page, learn about the bills already in Congress to address some of the failings of the Magnuson Stevens Act, and then
click on the "Contact Your Senator/Representative" link and ask your Senators and Representatives to support those
bills.
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Fix Magnuson Now
rally organizers announce plans for going forward
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THOUSANDS RALLY IN DC FOR THEIR "RIGHT TO FISH" Leading House Members Join Fishermen At US Capitol
Over 20 federal lawmakers joined several thousand fishermen from around the country next to the US Capitol yesterday
in a three-hour rally supporting national fisheries reform. The first reports from journalists on the scene
tabbed attendance at between 3,000 and 5,000 with fishermen standing elbow-to-elbow in Washington DC. The
rally was historic in that it was the first time that members of both the recreational and commercial sector found common
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