We are 11 diverse states, each with differing fisheries and sometimes opposing points of view, yet we have learned to come to consensus positions in order to better advocate our conservation goals. However, in the end, we decide what's right for the resource, and pull together toward that common goal. Staff attends most technical committee meetings and distills that information into an understandable document for use by the committee. We pay attention to the process.
Staff reports back to the committee on the actions of the management boards.
The committee understands the process, and appreciates what can be accomplished and what can't. We are in this for the long haul, dedicated to working within the system to effect conservation measures that will bring back species in trouble and maintain recovered species. We are a conservation organization. We believe what is good for the resource is ultimately good for recreational fishermen. Anglers must be a part of the management process and participate in the necessary reductions in harvest to properly manage a species.