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Bass vs. salmon: Can they not coexist?
This speech, which Noreen Clough presented at an American Fisheries Society meeting in Boise, Idaho, takes on Columbia River managers who want to remove bass regulations in order to protect salmon.
Legislation passed to keep fishing access open on Cumberland River
Both Houses of Congress passed the Freedom to Fish Act, which will remove unnecessary access restrictions to recreational fishing along the Cumberland River in Tennessee and Kentucky.
California clubs participate in Creek Week
California club members removed more than 100 pounds of debris from Folsom Lake.
FWC discovers new bass species
Scientists with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) have uncovered a new species of black bass in the southeastern United States.
New Hampshire anglers face costly ban on lead tackle
The New Hampshire State House Fish and Game and Marine Committee will be deliberating and voting on bill SB 89, which would ban lead in fishing tackle, on Thursday, April 25.
Legislators tackle Asian carp issue
Legislators have put the bipartisan Strategic Response to Asian Carp Invasion Act on the table, in hopes that a restructuring of the powers that be will improve the decision-making process regarding control of the species.
Groups send plea for conservation programs to be saved
Several outdoors organizations, including B.A.S.S., sent a letter today to the nation's leaders, asking that they recognize the importance and value of conservation programs in the upcoming budget negotiations.
Outdoor groups ask for protection from budget withholding
B.A.S.S. was among several outdoor organizations that petitioned Washington to exempt Sport Fish Restoration funds from sequestration.
Submit your club’s project
Tell B.A.S.S. what your club or chapter did to help the resource in 2012.
Groups urge Obama to protect the outdoors
A group of outdoor organizations, including B.A.S.S., banded together to encourage President Obama to make funding of conservation programs a priority in the federal budget and to protect fish and wildlife habitats as part of his environmental policy.
Freedom to Fish Act fights for Tennessee waters
Last November, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District decided that you shouldn't be allowed to fish below the dams they control. No good reason was given, and nobody was initially asked their opinion — not even the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency.
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