NOAA Fisheries has announced plans to develop a national recreational fishing policy that will broadly guide future actions and better integrate recreational fishing with NOAA Fisheries’ mission. The announcement came at the conclusion of the 2014 Saltwater Recreational Fishing Summit held in Alexandria, Virginia, where NOAA Fisheries hosted over 100 representatives from the saltwater recreational fishing community in an effort to strengthen their relationship with the 11 million saltwater anglers in the United States.
“Resolving issues facing our fisheries today requires partnerships between managers, scientists and people who enjoy the resource,” said Eileen Sobeck, assistant NOAA administrator for fisheries. “I commit that NOAA Fisheries will actively engage the recreational fishing community, and we will do our part to find cooperative solutions.”
The meeting provided a forum for identifying important issues and collaborative solutions, including discussing the quality of the data used to count and characterize the recreational catch and fishing effort, on-the-water fishing experiences, sharing management priorities, and discussing the importance of healthy habitats.
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