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State Senate approves Sportfishing Stimulus Act of 2015
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Legislators introduce two fishing regulation proposals

SACRAMENTO—Two bills proposing to make changes to California’s sportfishing regulations were introduced in both houses of California’s legislature on Feb. 19 and 20. One of those bills – Assembly Bill

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State Parks analyzes effectiveness of boater marketing

SACRAMENTO—California State Parks, and its Division of Boating and Waterways, hopes its marketing campaign to boaters is altering their behavior for the better. The marketing campaigns have been urging boaters

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Experts: Cruise ships no place for a coronavirus quarantine

WORLDWIDE (AP)—Cruise ships hit by coronavirus outbreaks have quickly found themselves with no ports for thousands of passengers as countries on four continents have quarantined vessels or kept them at

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Orca: The (Brief) Tale of a Famous Lobster Boat

NEW ENGLAND—Spoiler alert: the 25-foot behemoth of a shark in “Jaws” dies at the end of the film – but not before it destroyed Orca, the small fishing boat attempting

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Shark fin sale ban moving through Florida legislature

ST. PETERSBURG, Florida—A pair of bills are moving through Florida’s legislature which may impact shark conservation and shark anglers in Florida. HB 401 and SB 680 from Rep. Kristin Jacobs (D-Coconut Creek)

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BoatUS calls on Georgia governor to fix anchoring law

ATLANTA, Georgia—In a letter sent recently to Georgia Governor Brian Kemp, Boat Owners Association of The United States (BoatUS) urged the governor to reconsider regulations recently put in place restricting overnight