by NSIA | Dec 11, 2022 | General
NSIA has signed onto a letter with over twenty sportfishing and conservation organizations, calling on Congressional leaders to “prioritize and approve” H. R. 404 – the Driftnet Modernization and Bycatch Reduction Act. This bipartisan bill would “finalize the...
by NSIA | Jan 16, 2022 | 2021
Despite the upheavals of Covid and historically extreme weather events, NSIA stayed on task, fighting every day for the sportfishing industry and the fish upon which we all depend. Read the list below to see just some of our accomplishments in 2021. And know we are...
by NSIA | Nov 21, 2021 | General
NSIA joined other signatories on a letter sent to the House Natural Resources Water, Oceans and Wildlife subcommittee, advocating in favor of the Forage Fish Conservation Act of 2021 (H.R. 5770). This is the second iteration of this bill, which was first introduced to...
by NSIA | Feb 7, 2021 | 2021, General
Portland, OR — After extensive consultations with Sovereigns, elected officials and stakeholders, on the fishery, biological and economic aspects of the removal of the lower Snake River dams, Congressman Mike Simpson (R-ID) has introduced the Columbia Basin Fund, a...
by NSIA | Jul 28, 2017 | General
NSIA, along with a diverse coalition of environmental, hunting, and other outdoor recreation organizations, is proud to support the bipartisan Recreation Not Red-Tape Act as sponsored by Oregon’s Senator Ron Wyden and Chairman of the House Natural Resources...