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Conservative ad on B.C. fishery uses stock photo of Atlantic salmon from the U.K.

The image on the Conservative Party website was changed and Harper’s original tweet was deleted after the media pointed out the error.

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Those bold new new Conservative Party steps to protect B.C. salmon? They'll spend 15 million on salmon and estuary protection. That's right, a whopping 15 million to protect BC.s salmon.

DNR move to sell prime spring ponds outrages trout anglers

Governor Scott Walker and his GOP legislature at work.

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources has identified more than 1,000 acres of state-owned land in Langlade County that could go on the auction block — a move that has angered trout anglers because the properties contain a cache of ecologically significant spring ponds with native brook trout populations.

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Now he's gone too far

AFFTA is proud to speak out on behalf of our industry

AFFTA President Ben Bulis speaks with U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen

AFFTA President Ben Bulis traveled to Washington, DC this week to speak out on behalf of our waterways and habitat, as well as our health and vitality as an industry. The proposed new rulemaking for the Clean Water Act will protect many of our small streams, which are important spawning grounds for fish. Our industry will not survive without healthy fisheries…and access to them. 

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So what are we up against?

On May 14th the Republican led House of Representatives passed HR 1732, the Regulatory Protection Act of 2015 that would block the EPA's proposal to protect millions of miles of streams.

The House bill, which was introduced by Rep. Bill Shuster (R-PA), would force the EPA  to halt the proposed Waters of the U.S. rule which would offer protection to two million miles of streams and 20 million acres of wetlands. Right now, those areas are not clearly designated under the Clean Water Act.

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How did your House Rep vote?

Care to guess how the new EPA rule would fare under some of the 2016 GOP Presidential hopefuls? 

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Clean water benefts more than just people and fish, it's also good for craft suds.

Testifying before the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee on Tuesday, Andrew Lemley, government affairs representative for New Belgium Brewing Company, voiced strong support for the EPA’s proposed Waters of the United States rule.

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New Bill Proclaims Striped Bass Our National Fish

Congressman Tom MacArthur (R-NJ) has introduced the Striped Bass American Heritage Act, which would designate this iconic species as the United States' "National Fish." 

Just as the majestic bald eagle is the avian symbol of our nation for its strength, power, and dominance, the striped bass is a uniquely American fish that has been intertwined with the people, history and heritage of the United States for centuries. It played a pivotal role in providing the Pilgrims of Plymouth Colony sustenance as early as 1620, and by 1639 conservation laws were enacted to prevent overharvesting. Over the years, however, stripers suffered from pollution that ultimately brought about the Clean Water Act, and after the passage of the historic Striped Bass Conservation Act of 1984 the stocks began a road to recovery.

Now, Congressman MacArthur, who sits on the House Natural Resources Committee, and the Recreational Fishing Alliance believe the time has come to award the striper the same recognition held by the bald eagle.

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