NFC believes that C&R and restricted ALO are the best way to maintain natural abundance and size/age distribution, and that this should be a goal of any wild native trout program…
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The proposal would change the three ponds protected under the Wild Trout Management Program from catch & release to a two-fish limit...
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Managed accordingly, [wild native brook trout] can provide consistent and reliable fishing that cannot be found elsewhere in NH and in many other states...
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The last thing Maine needs is more stocked brook trout ponds, especially in areas surrounded by wild native brook trout waters...
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Protecting nonnative species in a State Heritage Fish Water is not consistent with the purpose of the law…
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We believe that the current Environmental Impact Statement does not accurately reflect the impact…
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NFC believes that this project is critical in regard to restoring and reconnecting important habitat for native fish and other aquatic life…
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This letter serves as formal support from Native Fish Coalition (NFC) of the Rhode Island Chapter of Trout Unlimited’s (RITU) goal…
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NFC requests that the “waste of game” law be expanded to include all native fish, both game species and non-game species…
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Stocking hatchery lake trout over self-sustaining native lake trout in a high quality wild native brook trout water that is just five years away from State Heritage Fish designation…
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While National NFC originally supported HB1417-FN, we have withdrawn our support…
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MA NFC encourages the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission to take action to address the decline in striped bass stocks…
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NFC encourages the Commission to take decisive action to address the current status of the striped bass fishery, and adopt all measures which will increase the chance of rebuilding the stock by the 2029 target date…
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When NFC learned of a proposal by Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation in regard to including so-called “shoot and release” bowfishing in the daily bag limit for the species, we could not in good faith ignore it…
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This sends the wrong message, and the way it was done was contrary to the intent of Maine’s rule-making laws…
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As National Board members for Native Fish Coalition, we feel compelled to respond to some misleading statements about the organization and our positions pertaining to wild refuges and the proposed Buffalo Creek project…
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Native Fish Coalition’s mission is intrinsically relevant to the removal of the Watertown Dam as it obstructs numerous native fish species from fulfilling their intended life cycles including but not limited to: short nose sturgeon, river herring, American eel, American shad, and lamprey. The removal of this dam is vital in ensuring the restoration and preservation of these native fish species…
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Redfin pickerel (Esox americanus americanus) are listed as Endangered [12 M.R.S.A. §10001 (19)] in accordance with the provisions of the Maine Endangered Species Act (MESA) [12 M.R.S.A. §12804]…
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What concerns us are the pictures depicting a nonnative brown trout and a wild native brook trout on the ground. We would like you to consider replacing these with photos of a native brook trout and a properly handled fish…
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The Striped Bass Fishery Management Plan has never historically permitted the transfer of commercial quotas between jurisdictions. Transfer of commercial quotas would increase the harvest of spawning age females, putting future stock recruitment at risk…
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