NOAA has just released its first regional saltwater recreational fishing action plans, designed to help improve fishing opportunities and address recreational fishing priorities in each of the nation’s 6 coastal regions and for the angling community that fishes for tunas and other highly migratory species.

NOAA Fisheries’ northeast regional saltwater recreational fishing action agenda for 2012 was prepared by regional NOAA Fisheries staff in consultation with members of the Marine Fisheries Advisory Committee’s Recreational Fisheries Working Group and other members of the public, this plan follows through on commitments made in the National Recreational Fisheries Action Agenda to develop regional plans.

A List & Breakdown of the 5 Goals (http://boatinglocal.com/news/noaa-announces-northeast-regional-fishing-action-plan.html)