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Fishing is one of America’s most popular pastimes, yet our opportunities to fish are being increasingly threatened on a variety of fronts. Today, the most serious menace is efforts to ban access to vast areas along our nation’s coasts, including some of our most popular fishing hotspots. We must rally against this dangerous movement now underway to blanket our oceans with marine reserves or America’s 12 million saltwater anglers may lose their opportunity to go fishing. It will not stop with our coasts. If these efforts succeed, it could set a dangerous precedent that could ultimately affect all anglers. The Freedom to Fish Act is legislation now pending before Congress that recognizes anglers’ proven record of conservation and protects the public’s right to responsibly enjoy our ocean resources.
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