NATIVE FISH SOCIETY CONSERVATION REPORT Number One 2007 By Bill Bakke, Director REVERSING THE PATTERN: ARE WE DOING RISK MANAGEMENT FOR WILD STEELHEAD AND SALMON? Salmon and steelhead have

Report highlights consensus priorities of leading hunting, fishing and conservation organizations for 2007 Farm Bill; groups call for robust fish and wildlife funding WASHINGTON - The Agriculture and Wildlife Working Group (AWWG) of the Theodore Roosevelt

Issued monthly by the WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE Suite 700, 1146 19th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20036 Phone 202-371-1808 FAX 202-408-5059 WMI Website www.wildlifemanagementinstitute.org Richard E. McCabe, Editor Volume

Plundering Stripers By Ted Williams Striped bass have been declared game fish in Maine, New Hampshire, Connecticut, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, South Carolina and the District of Columbia. Unfortunately, that has not happened where they're most abundant -- in

Contacts: Ryan Noel, FWS, 615/736-5532 Scott Hollenbeck, TWRA, 800/831-1174 Tom MacKenzie, FWS, 404/679-7291 The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency are investigating the shooting of a bald eagle that was discovered near

New Report Lays Out Policy Solutions Washington, D.C. - As the legislatures in the New England states prepare for their upcoming sessions, Trout Unlimited today issued a report that highlights a topic high on the legislative agendas: depletion of regional

Significant changes approved for U.S. fisheries management system Alexandria, VA - December 11, 2006 - In a last minute effort, Congress approved the reauthorization of the Magnuson-Stevens Sustainable Fisheries Act on December 9, 2007. The Act,

Stripers Forever members - Yesterday, Stripers Forever mailed the following letter to nearly 50 Maryland policy makers. Recipients include the Governor, House and Senate leadership, Department of Natural Resources committee members, fisheries management officials,

Full-Page Ads in Fish Alaska and Fly Fisherman Magazines Urge Governor-Elect Palin To Protect Bristol Bay Watershed CONTACTS: Tim Bristol, Trout Unlimited (907) 321-3291 Robert Ramsay, American Fly Fishing Trade Association, (706) 355-3804 Jim Bartschi, Scott