Fighting for                            

 YOUR FISHING RIGHTS and

THE FUTURE OF RECREATIONAL FISHING

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    Welcome to the Fishing Rights Alliance website.  Join us in our fight for your fishing rights.  Recreational anglers UNITE!

     

    FRA's FISH EYE TV

    See and hear the rules being made.

    Click for Fish Eye TV LIVE

     

    Call To Action page

     

    FRA NEWS UPDATES

     

    UNITED WE FISH WASHINGTON, DC Rally

    click here to watch the videos

     

     

    Reference Links:

    Gulf Council Website

     

     

    South Atlantic Council Website

     

     

    Florida Fish And Wildlife Conservation Commission

     

     

    NOAA Website

     

     

    NMFS Website

     

    Our Mission

     

    The Fishing Rights Alliance, FRA, advocates the sustainable use of and access to marine fisheries.  The FRA promotes

    reasonable and effective fisheries management policies primarily through community and political activism and

    user group interaction with the scientific community and the various regulatory agencies.  

    The FRA also endeavors to inform and educate the membership and general public about issues concerning access

    to marine resources.  The FRA will actively defend the right to access.

    The FRA acts to assure that fishery regulation is based on sound scientific methods using valid data and an accurate

    picture of the fishery.

    The FRA will stand up and fight to protect your fishing rights.     

     

    Our New Website is Coming Soon...

    UNITED WE FISH, DIVIDED WE GOLF ©

     

     

     

    GULF Red Snapper recreational fishery

    reopens on

    FRIDAY, SATURDAY and SUNDAY only from

    October 1 - November 22, 2010


    Comment on the South Atlantic Red Snapper assessment in CALL TO ACTION


     

    Gulf Gag Grouper Closure Looms Large

     


     

    Watch for Denny's Blog about current issues.

    (Coming soon)


     

    Review the 2006 MRFSS report:

    STILL BROKEN AFTER ALL THESE YEARS

     


    What is The FRA Shark Tank?

    SPECIAL THANKS to the FRA Sharks!

     

    Craig Berman, PA is our retained shark of record.

    Berman Law Firm, P.A.

     

    Plaza Tower

    111 Second Avenue NE

    Suite 706

    St. Petersburg, FL  33701

    727-550-8989

     

      How does the FRA defend your rights?

  • Attend fisheries management meetings

  • Maintain a full time watch on fishing regulations

  • Support active research in marine fisheries

  • Keep members informed and active

  • Aggressively defend tackle choice

  • Defend your right to fish where you want (Resource Access).

  • Alert members to write/call/attend when needed

  • Maintain contact with fisheries management agencies

  • Question bad science

  • Defend your rights using good science

  • Protect the resource so you can still catch fish (Sustainable harvest).

  • When reason, logic and facts are not enough…..Legal action through our retained Legal Counsel.

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    Check out the various pages of the website.  There is much information to be found.

    We hope you will join the FRA at the very least sign up for our Call To Action e-mails, which is free!

    Start defending YOUR fishing rights TODAY!

     

     Click here to JOIN THE FRA!  

     

    "Thanks for coming to the website"- Denny O'Hern, Executive Director

    Get the tools you need to take action.  Join the FRA today!

     

    FRA is on

    FACEBOOK

    TWITTER

     

    Become a business member

     

    Thanks for supporting the FRA:

    SEA TIGERS

    HELL DIVERS

    LCUDC

    DOGFISH

    TACKLE

     

    LIVEWIRE

    FISHING CHARTERS

     

     

    BETT'S

     

    Dr. Kurt Theodore

    Independent Optometrist

    727-431-0234

     

    www.offshorehunter.com

     

     

    Gators Suncoast

    Kingfish Classic

     

    FLORIDA SKIN DIVERS ASSOCIATION

     

    E-SEA RIDER

    Marine Bean Bag Chairs

       

     

    Postal address:

    Fishing Rights Alliance

    4604 49th Street North, #34

    St. Petersburg, FL  33709

     
            Electronic mail

    Info@thefra.org

     

     

     

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    Check out some of our past videos on FRA Fish Eye TV

     

    Join The FRA in Fighting For Your

    Fishing Rights

    South Atlantic Council meeting

    recordings click here

     

    The emergency FWC meeting from

    St. Pete Beach on

    Wednesday, May 19th, was broadcast and recorded.  Click here for the recording.

     

    Watch the Gulf Coast Council Meeting Videos

     

     

        This is how the FRA protects your fishing rights:

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    What the FRA does for YOU:

     

    • The FRA will fight for fair fishing regulations.  

    • Maintain awareness of pending regulations.  No more "asleep at the switch".  

    • Question the science behind fisheries assessments.

    • Inform you of the issues in summary form, with references for further information.

    • Provide the "who" in "Who do I write to about this?" and "Who do I call about this?"

    • Help you understand the fisheries management processes and agencies.

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       This is what you can do:

    • Join the FRA

    • VOTE!  And be sure to mention in all of your emails to all of the regulators that YOU VOTE!

    • Read about the issues.

    • Contact your legislators (mention that you are registered and you VOTE)

    • Spread the word! Talk about the defense of your rights.

    • Get others involved!

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      Gulf of Mexico Fisheries Management

      Council  

      www.gulfcouncil.org

      South Atlantic Fisheries Management

      Council  

      www.safmc.net

      National Marine Fisheries Service 

      www.nmfs.noaa.gov

      Florida Fish And Wildlife Conservation

      Commission  www.myfwc.com

      FISHING RIGHTS ALLIANCE 

      www.joinFRA.org

      Click here to JOIN THE FRA!