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A National Call for Game Fish Status in Saltwater — From Shore to the Deep

Across America’s coasts, our saltwater fisheries are struggling. Species like flounder, croaker, vermillion snapper, whiting, and grouper are declining. Shore anglers are being pushed out. Federal rules favor profit over people. And waste is still tolerated while access is denied.

But the solution is simple. It’s already been written. And it works.
It’s called Game Fish Status.

⚖️ The Legal Foundation Is Already on Our Side

This isn’t a new idea. Our nation has a long legal tradition of protecting fish and wildlife for the people. Here are just a few examples:

• The Lacey Act (1900) — The first federal law to protect wildlife, stopping commercial slaughter and interstate sale of illegally taken fish and game.

• The Migratory Bird Treaty Act (1918) — Protected migratory species from market hunting.

• The Wildlife Restoration Act / Pittman-Robertson Act (1937) — Used public funding from hunters to restore game species.

• The Sport Fish Restoration Act / Dingell-Johnson Act (1950) — Applied the same model to fish, using angler dollars to restore sport fish populations.

• The Wallop-Breaux Amendment (1984) — Expanded protections and funding for aquatic habitat and access.

These laws saved America’s wildlife — deer, ducks, bass, trout — and gave the people ownership through stewardship.

They worked then. They work now. They are already law in all 50 states.
We don’t need to invent a new system.
We just need to apply it to our saltwater fisheries.

🧱 Why Not Magnuson-Stevens?

The Magnuson-Stevens Act (1976) was meant to manage federal waters, but instead it divided us — commercial vs. recreational, state vs. federal, profit vs. public good. It turned God’s resource into a commodity, leaving families, children, and pier anglers with nothing.

Let’s return to what works:
🟩 Game Fish Status, modeled after what saved America’s wildlife.

✝️ Our Biblical Mandate

“Let them have dominion over the fish of the sea…”
— Genesis 1:26

Only 26 verses into the Bible, God gave us shared responsibility over the ocean’s life — not to abuse it, not to sell it, but to care for it. Game Fish Status most closely reflects that divine plan:

• ⚖️ No sale

• 🛑 No waste

• 🎣 Access for all

• 🌱 Restoration for future generations

🫱 We Need You

📍 This started in Georgia, but it must go nationwide.
🌊 Every region has different species — and different needs.
🤝 We need your voice. Your knowledge. Your help.

We’re building a National Game Fish List — species by species, coast to coast. Help us name the fish that matter to your region and deserve this protection.

📢 Add Your Voice. Sign the Petition.

This isn’t about politics. It’s about legacy.
It’s about food, family, and faith.
It’s about making saltwater fair again — for shorebound kids, weekend anglers, veterans, and families who just want to fish and pass it on.

“Our fisheries managers think nobody cares. Let’s prove them wrong.”

One Message. One Voice. One Inheritance.