Information on Conservation for the Sportsman

Trawler bycatch is killing more Alaskan halibut than the entire sportfishing effort. Show your support by signing this letter.

President Obama recently named Ellen Peel of The Billfish Foundation to a key international fishery management post.


Removal of a deep-water snapper and grouper fishing ban in the South Atlantic provides some relief to the sportfishing industry.

The oil rigs in the Gulf of Mexico play a big role in the marine environment and Texas Governor Rick Perry is hoping to protect them.

The California Department of Fish and Game and Orange County successfully prosecute a lobster poacher who was fishing in a marine protected area.

Florida Senators Nelson and Rubio express concern over access closures in Florida's Biscayne Bay National Park, urge Department of the Interior to reconsider.

Louisiana to institute a state-waters only red snapper recreational season for 2013. Anglers will be able to fish for red snapper on weekends.

The IGFA is asking anglers to send in photos of several key game fish species for a new app that will help anglers identify their fish.

U.S. recreational boating industry gathers in Washington, DC for face-to-face congressional dialogue during the American Boating Congress event.

The California Department of Fish and Game will begin planting rainbow trout at Sycamore Island Park for the first time this April.