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 »
If you put E-15 in your boat, beware the consequences By: Frank Sargeant, B.A.S.S. Times Dec 14, 2011 FOND DU LAC, Wis. — Understand upfront that proponents of E-15 gasoline, containing up to 15 percent ethanol, are not pitching the fuel as suitable for marine engines. In fact, it is a violation of federal law to use it for that… Read more »
