Akea Cader, MS Student, Virginia Tech, Dept. of Fish and Wildlife Conservation requested a meeting with the NJOA to assist them in their Virginia Tech Project on Recreational Fishing. The Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, commonly referred to as Virginia Tech, is a public landgrant research university with its main campus in Blacksburg, Virginia. NJOA […]
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April 18, 2025 President Donald Trump 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. NW Washington, DC 20500 Re: Urgent Need to Address Regulatory Burdens on Recreational Salt Water Fishing Mr. President, The recreational fishing industry annually generates about $148 billion dollars and 945,000 related jobs. While NOAA/NMFS plays a critical role in sustaining fish populations and long-term environmental health,
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By John Toth The more things change, the more they stay the same. Not too long ago in the 1970’s, the Russian fishing fleet was taking huge amounts of fish, especially cod and haddock, off our nation’s coast line along with ships from other nations. The Russian fleet was different in that it was able
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NOAA Proposes a 10 knot Speed Restriction to Save Right Whales An article by John Toth Right whales are in danger of becoming extinct with approximately 350 of them left. Many of them are killed by entanglement with fishing gear and especially being hit by ships. To prevent the killing of these endangered whales, NOAA
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NOAA Dockett number: NAA-NOS-222-0053 August 5, 2022 New Jersey Outdoor Alliance (NJOA) represents 1.2 million outdoorsmen and outdoorswomen. Our mission as a grassroots coalition is to champion the intrinsic value of natural resource conservation – including fishing, hunting and trapping, among opinion leaders and policy makers. We support legislation, and those sponsoring legislation, that provide lasting ecological
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