Fishing

Congressman Frank Pallone plans to introduce a proposal that will help New Jersey's and New York's storm-battered commercial and recreational fishing industries.

A figurative sea of fishermen reciting the Pledge of Allegiance in Washington DC marked the start of a protest over Congressional inaction on the law that governs catch limits. The Recreational Fishing Alliance's "Keep Fishermen Fishing" rally is aimed at easing restrictions in the Magnuson-Stevens Act that they say are hurting commerical enterprise, tourism, boaters and affiliated busin

A program that combats the lure of drugs with the great outdoors would go statewide if a shore-based bill becomes law. The Future Fisherman Foundation's "Hooked On Fishing, Not On Drugs" program flourishes in Ocean County and in more than 30 states, says state Senator Chris Connors (R-9)...