good fishing news...

[Saba Slayer]

IMHO it's a good thing especially when...
A coalition of organizations representing the saltwater recreational fishing and boating community endorsed H.R. 200 and highlighted the importance of incorporating saltwater recreational fishing management provisions into the nation’s primary law governing federal fisheries management.
If these anglers are supporting H.R. 200, then I'm behind it 100%...Jeff Angers, president of the Center for Sportfishing Policy...Mike Nussman, president and CEO of the American Sportfishing Association...Thom Dammrich, president of the National Marine Manufacturers Association...Patrick Murray, president of Coastal Conservation Association...Jeff Crane, president of the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation...and...Jim Donofrio, president of the Recreational Fishing Alliance.

The bill aims to benefit fishing access and conservation by incorporating modern management approaches, science and technology to guide decision-making.

THIS IS THE PRIMARY POINT IN MY OPINION...
“America’s 11 million saltwater anglers have a $63 billion economic impact annually and generate 440,000 jobs, However, recreational fishing has been treated as an afterthought in the federal fisheries management system for decades. IF ENACTED, H.R. 200 WOULD FINALLY GIVE SALTWATER RECREATIONAL FISHING THE ATTENTION IT DESERVES IN THE MAGNUSON-STEVENS ACT.”