Reel-Time.com » Conservation http://www.reel-time.com The Internet Journal of Saltwater Fishing Mon, 13 May 2013 19:04:31 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Florida FWC Votes to Make Bonefish a Gamefish http://www.reel-time.com/articles/saltwater-fly-fishing/florida-fwc-votes-to-make-bonefish-a-gamefish/ http://www.reel-time.com/articles/saltwater-fly-fishing/florida-fwc-votes-to-make-bonefish-a-gamefish/#comments Mon, 18 Apr 2011 11:55:59 +0000 Bill Hubbard http://www.reel-time.com/?p=15733 Florida FWC approved new rules for for Bonefish. Effective July 1, 2011 the 1 fish daily bag limit is abolished and bonefish are catch and release only. Bonefish may be targeted only with hook and line gear and the new…
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]]> http://www.reel-time.com/articles/saltwater-fly-fishing/florida-fwc-votes-to-make-bonefish-a-gamefish/feed/ 0 ASMFC Striped Bass Board Initiates Addendum to Reduce Fishing Mortality http://www.reel-time.com/articles/asmfc-striped-bass-board-initiates-addendum-to-reduce-fishing-mortality/ http://www.reel-time.com/articles/asmfc-striped-bass-board-initiates-addendum-to-reduce-fishing-mortality/#comments Thu, 24 Mar 2011 22:47:47 +0000 Capt. John McMurray http://www.reel-time.com/?p=15725 The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s Atlantic Striped Bass Management Board has initiated development of Draft Addendum III with the goals of reducing striped bass fishing mortality (F) up to 40% and further protecting spawning stock when it is concentrated…
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]]> http://www.reel-time.com/articles/asmfc-striped-bass-board-initiates-addendum-to-reduce-fishing-mortality/feed/ 4 Commercial Quota Increase for Striped Bass Denied http://www.reel-time.com/articles/commercial-quota-increase-for-striped-bass-denied/ http://www.reel-time.com/articles/commercial-quota-increase-for-striped-bass-denied/#comments Tue, 09 Nov 2010 17:45:14 +0000 Capt. John McMurray http://www.reel-time.com/?p=15501 Despite a strong effort from the commercial sector, the proposal to increase the commercial striped bass kill was overwhelmingly shot down this afternoon.
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]]> http://www.reel-time.com/articles/commercial-quota-increase-for-striped-bass-denied/feed/ 3 Public Hearings on Proposal to Increase Commercial Harvest of Striped Bass Harvest in NY Next Week http://www.reel-time.com/articles/conservation/public-hearings-on-proposal-to-increase-commercial-harvest-of-striped-bass-harvest-in-ny-next-week/ http://www.reel-time.com/articles/conservation/public-hearings-on-proposal-to-increase-commercial-harvest-of-striped-bass-harvest-in-ny-next-week/#comments Mon, 12 Jul 2010 20:38:29 +0000 Capt. John McMurray http://www.reel-time.com/?p=14948 NY's Striped Bass hearing is on July 21st. Please try and attend.
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]]> http://www.reel-time.com/articles/conservation/public-hearings-on-proposal-to-increase-commercial-harvest-of-striped-bass-harvest-in-ny-next-week/feed/ 0 When “free” isn’t free http://www.reel-time.com/articles/when-free-isnt-free/ http://www.reel-time.com/articles/when-free-isnt-free/#comments Thu, 01 Jul 2010 02:11:18 +0000 Capt. John McMurray http://www.reel-time.com/articles/when-free-isnt-free/ By Candus Thomson, Outdoors Baltimore Sun, June 18, 2010 So New York lawmakers and leaders of the Recreational Fishing Alliance are drooling all over themselves because the state Senate passed a bill to repeal its $10 saltwater fishing license and…
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]]> http://www.reel-time.com/articles/when-free-isnt-free/feed/ 4 States Schedule Hearings on Striped Bass Commercial Increase: Public Comment Accepted Until Oct 1 http://www.reel-time.com/articles/saltwater-fishing/states-schedule-hearings-on-striped-bass-commercial-increase-public-comment-accepted-until-oct-1/ http://www.reel-time.com/articles/saltwater-fishing/states-schedule-hearings-on-striped-bass-commercial-increase-public-comment-accepted-until-oct-1/#comments Wed, 02 Jun 2010 16:49:11 +0000 Capt. John McMurray http://www.reel-time.com/?p=14352 States Schedule Hearings on Striped Bass Draft Addendum II: Public Comment Accepted Until October 1
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]]> http://www.reel-time.com/articles/saltwater-fishing/states-schedule-hearings-on-striped-bass-commercial-increase-public-comment-accepted-until-oct-1/feed/ 2 STRIPED BASS TAKE A BEATING IN NY-BIGHT EEZ http://www.reel-time.com/articles/saltwater-fishing/striped-bass-take-a-beating-in-ny-bight-eez/ http://www.reel-time.com/articles/saltwater-fishing/striped-bass-take-a-beating-in-ny-bight-eez/#comments Tue, 18 May 2010 16:41:37 +0000 Capt. John McMurray http://www.reel-time.com/?p=14131 An unsustainable number of pre-spawn bass are being slaughtered in an illegal fishery.
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]]> http://www.reel-time.com/articles/saltwater-fishing/striped-bass-take-a-beating-in-ny-bight-eez/feed/ 2 ASMFC Continues Effort to Increase Commercial Bass Harvest http://www.reel-time.com/articles/saltwater-fishing/asmfc-continues-effort-to-increase-commercial-bass-harvest/ http://www.reel-time.com/articles/saltwater-fishing/asmfc-continues-effort-to-increase-commercial-bass-harvest/#comments Fri, 07 May 2010 18:28:56 +0000 Capt. John McMurray http://www.reel-time.com/?p=13930 Gamble to increase commercial take by up to 50 percent heads for public hearings
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]]> http://www.reel-time.com/articles/saltwater-fishing/asmfc-continues-effort-to-increase-commercial-bass-harvest/feed/ 3 ASMFC Approves Commercial Increase Addendum for Public Comment http://www.reel-time.com/articles/saltwater-fishing/asmfc-approves-commercial-increase-addendum-for-public-comment/ http://www.reel-time.com/articles/saltwater-fishing/asmfc-approves-commercial-increase-addendum-for-public-comment/#comments Thu, 06 May 2010 14:04:34 +0000 Capt. John McMurray http://www.reel-time.com/?p=13895 See below…  Fishing hard and trying to keep my head above water at my day job, so no time to comment in detail on this right now, but any regular reader of this column knows what the deal is.  Very…
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]]> http://www.reel-time.com/articles/saltwater-fishing/asmfc-approves-commercial-increase-addendum-for-public-comment/feed/ 2 IS OBAMA BANNING FISHING!? http://www.reel-time.com/articles/saltwater-fishing/is-obama-banning-fishing/ http://www.reel-time.com/articles/saltwater-fishing/is-obama-banning-fishing/#comments Wed, 31 Mar 2010 16:19:41 +0000 Capt. John McMurray http://www.reel-time.com/?p=13229 A widely inaccurate ESPN article sets off national panic
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