NFC founding member, Maine inaugural chair and first state chair, original National Vice Chair, and now National Chair, Emily Bastian, is currently the subject of an advertisement put out by LL Bean...
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NFC Executive Director talks native fish, native fish conservation, Native Fish Coalition, and fishing and fish conservation in general with the folks at Fish Nerds…
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In most states, wild native brook trout in rivers and streams are afforded the least protection of any salmonid and many other game species, including stocked and nonnative fish…
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Furthermore, we believe there is too much emphasis on changing what is being stocked rather than simply lessening stocking…
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Protecting, conserving, and restoring Connecticut's remaining wild native brook trout is a primary concern for NFC…
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NFC agrees with the conclusion that "the future of wild Brook Trout in Connecticut in the context of climate change and increased development is uncertain and potentially in jeopardy…
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With respect to Beaver River in Richmond, RI, we propose that a portion of the river where wild native fish are present be deemed catch and release only and therefore removed from the designated trout stocking areas…
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National NFC along with our Massachusetts and Connecticut chapters wrote into Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (RIDEM) in regard to the proposed regulations for the Beaver River…
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National NFC and all chapters signed onto a letter authored by the Endangered Species Coalition (ESC) that was sent to President Biden…
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NFC recognizes the biological and economic importance of the Atlantic striped bass and believes that restoring a healthy stock across made up of many year classes is vitally important…
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All seven NFC chapters submitted letters to their respective US Representatives and Senators encouraging the the former to continue their support of the Recovering America’s Wildlife Act (RAWA), and requesting that the latter to pass the legislation.…
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Connecticut NFC speaks on behalf of the Anguilla Brook/Inner Wequetequock Cove Watershed Plan.
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This reclassification to a Class 1 WTMA would provide best-in-class management for the wild native brook trout of Freeman Brook by eliminating all harvest of brook trout, prohibiting stocking, and requiring barbless single-point lures and flies…
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