Bush To Announce Recreational Ban In Three Pacific Areas

(WASHINGTON, DC) - James L. Connaughton, Chairman of the White House Council on Environmental Quality revealed that President Bush will announce today that he is utilizing the Antiquities Act to declare marine monuments in the Pacific Ocean at three locations: Rose Atoll, the Mariana Trench and the Pacific Remote Island Area (PRIA). Each of these new monuments will ban recreational fishing within a 50 mile radius.

Salazar Appointment Good News For Sportsmen and Women

(WASHINGTON, DC) - Sportsmen and women across the country met the appointment of Colorado Senator Ken Salazar as the next Secretary of the United States Department of the Interior with open arms yesterday.

"Senator Salazar has been a lifelong friend to sportsmen and we look forward to his continuing efforts to ensure that the sportsmen's legacy is upheld by effective conservation of public lands and his support of hunters and fishermen access to public lands," said CSF President Jeff Crane.

Senator Astle Awarded Rowse Award For Outstanding Accomplishments

(CLINTON, SC) - Maryland State Senator John Astle, a passionate activist for hunting and fishing issues in his home state of Maryland and around the country, has been named as only the third ever recipient of the Brad Rowse Leadership Award. Sen. Astle Recieves Award

The Brad Rowse Leadership Award is given in honor of the former State Caucus Manager of the National Assembly of Sportsmen's Caucuses who, as a rising star in the sportsmen and conservation community, passed away at age 26 in December 2004.

NASC Elects New Executive Council At Sportsman-Legislator Summit

(CLINTON, SC) - Legislators and industry leaders left the summit armed with ideas designed to protect and enhance their constituents hunting, fishing and conservation opportunities. Members of the legislative caucus also elected new leadership for 2009.

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NOAA to Establish Eight Federal Marine Protected Areas in the South Atlantic
Department of Commerce's National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) is preparing to announce the final rule creating eight marine protected areas (MPAs) off the coasts of North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia and Florida....

Salazar Met With Open Arms
Sportsmen and women across the country met the appointment of Colorado Senator Ken Salazar as the next Secretary of the United States Department of the Interior with open arms yesterday....

UST Inc. Honored for Steadfast Support
UST, Inc. was honored at the summit for its steadfast support of NASC. ...

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Administration Plans To Deny Recreational Fishing In Three Locations
President Bush will announce today that he is utilizing the Antiquities Act to declare marine monuments in the Pacific Ocean at three locations: Rose Atoll, the Mariana Trench and the Pacific Remote Island Area (PRIA). Each of these new monuments will ban recreational fishing within a 50 mile radius....

NASC Summit Rallies Pro-Sportsmen Legislators
As the nation readies for a new era in politics, state legislators from across the country gathered at The Clinton House in Clinton, South Carolina this past weekend for the National Assembly of Sportsmen’s Caucus’s 5th Annual Sportsman-Legislator Summit....

MD Sen. John Astle Awarded Brad Rowse Leadership Award
Astle has been a driving force behind the Maryland Sportsmen's Caucus' numerous legislative victories....

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