March 28, 2010 San Francisco Chronicle: Casting a Wide Net for an Ocean Rescue The rumor seemed to gain a life of its own in the blogosphere: President Obama was poised to ban sportfishing in America …
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Herald News: OUTDOORS: Too much red tape, again
March 22, 2010 Herald News: OUTDOORS: Too much red tape, again The trailer boat pulled into the South Watuppa pond parking lot and headed for the boat ramp. When it approached the yellow tape line cordoning off the ramp, the operator was approached by an environmental police officer …
New York Post: Rec fishing groups fight for access
March 21, 2010 New York Post: Rec fishing groups fight for access There is a storm brewing in the recreational fishing community over a new federal plan for oceans and great lakes that would limit sport fishing in large areas of open waters …
Working Waterfront: From the Town Landing: Drawing the line on spatial planning
March 16, 2010 Working Waterfront: From the Town Landing: Drawing the line on spatial planning Managing the nation’s ocean waters has got to be one of the most vexing and complicated resource-management tasks governments attempt-and it’s about to get a lot more complicated …
Bigjournalism.com: Obama To Ban Fishing? Not Yet, But… Give the Regulators Time
March 15, 2010 Bigjournalism.com: Obama To Ban Fishing? Not Yet, But… Give the Regulators Time Is the Obama administration trying to ban sport fishing? Not at this time. Is the Obama administration setting up structures and processes that could, and probably will, eventually result in more regulatory restrictions on sport fishing? You betcha …
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review: Hook, line & sinker: Bad policy
March 15, 2010 Pittsburgh Tribune-Review: Hook, line & sinker: Bad policy A redo of federal policy on use of marine, Great Lakes and inland waters bears close watching by recreational anglers, the industry that serves them and Congress …
Advocate: The Wild Side for March 14: President’s actions hard to understand
March 14, 2010 Advocate: The Wild Side for March 14: President’s actions hard to understand This is the most difficult outdoors piece I’ve ever written. That’s because I could never have imagined our president could fail us more miserably than he is now …
New York Times: Obama Administration Jumps to Squelch Rumors of U.S. Fishing Ban
March 11, 2010 New York Times: Obama Administration Jumps to Squelch Rumors of U.S. Fishing Ban The Obama administration is trying to dash rumors that it planned to ban recreational fishing in marine waters and the Great Lakes in the wake of a series of Internet posts warning that such a prohibition was imminent …
Sport Fishing: ESPN Calls Out Obama, Starts a Firestorm
March 11, 2010 Sport Fishing: ESPN Calls Out Obama, Starts a Firestorm On March 9, ESPN Outdoors published a story by Robert Montgomery on its website. The piece was part of ESPN’s ongoing coverage of the Obama Administration’s Ocean Policy Task Force …
Ocean Research and Resources Advisory Panel National Ocean & Energy Principles
March 14, 2010 • Categories: Comments • by oceanpolicy
National Ocean & Energy Principles Ocean Research and Resources Advisory Panel, March 14, 2010
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