During a recent NC B.A.S.S. Federation Nation annual meeting members of the NC Wildlife Resource Commission reported on the current largemouth bass status in the coastal regions of North Carolina. These areas were hit hard by hurricane Irene in 2011 resulting in massive fish kills. Kevin Dockendorf, Coastal Research Coordinator, provided a detailed presentation that covered post hurricane Isabel (2003)… Read more »
Coastal Game Fish Proposal Before Special Legislative Study Committee The 2011 North Carolina General Assembly deferred action on the Coastal Game Fish Bill (HB 353) that would have designated speckled sea trout, red drum, and striped bass as coastal game fish. Coastal game fish status would mean that these three fish could be taken only with hook and line and… Read more »
New Efforts to Ban Lead in Fishing Tackle Demonstrate the Need for a Legislative Solution Source: www.keepamericafishing.org Last November, 43,000 anglers like you helped to defeat an attempt to ban lead in fishing tackle nationwide when the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) denied a petition to ban lead in fishing tackle under the Toxic Substances Control Act. Despite the EPA’s ruling,… Read more »
Historic ‘mercury and air toxics standards’ meet 20-year old requirement to cut dangerous smokestack emissions Actions by the Environmental Protection Agency to set emission standards for power plants to reduce mercury and other toxic pollutants will result in healthier lakes, streams and fish. EPA estimates that “the new safeguards will prevent as many as 11,000 premature deaths and 4,700 heart… Read more »
