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Policy Letters Archive

AFS Urges Continued Use of Best Available Science in Federal Marine Fisheries Management

October 10, 2025 Ms. Kelly DenitDirector, Office of Sustainable FisheriesNOAA National Marine Fisheries ServiceTransmitted via email: nmfs.seafoodstrategy@noaa.gov Re: Executive Order 14276, Restoring America’s Seafood Competitiveness Dear Ms. Denit: Thank you for the opportunity to comment on Executive Order 14276, Restoring America’s Seafood Competitiveness. AFS is the world’s oldest and largest professional society of scientists, industry, and natural resource managers working in the fields of fisheries and aquatic sciences. The society works to enhance knowledge and promote the sustainability of fishery

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October 10, 2025

AFS Urges Forest Service Roadless Areas Conservation Rule to Be Maintained

September 19, 2025 Brad KinderActing DirectorEcosystem Management CoordinationU.S. Department of Agriculture201 14th Street SW, Mailstop 1108Washington, DC 20250-1124 Re: Notice of Intent to Rescind the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule; FR Doc # 2025-16581 Dear Mr. Kinder: Thank you for the opportunity to comment on the Notice of Intent to rescind the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule (66 FR 3244, 36 CFR Subpart B (2001)). We respectfully urge the Forest Service to maintain meaningful and durable conservation safeguards for the

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September 22, 2025

AFS Opposes Weakening Clean Water Act Safeguards

July 21, 2025 Dear Representative, On behalf of our millions of members and supporters nationwide, the undersigned hunting, fishing, and conservation groups urge you to oppose H.R. 3898, the “Promoting Efficient Review for Modern Infrastructure Today Act,” (PERMIT Act). This package contains provisions that would weaken commonsense Clean Water Act safeguards and threaten the rivers, streams, wetlands, and lakes that fish, wildlife and our members rely on to hunt, fish and recreate. These waters are not only essential to fish

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July 22, 2025

AFS Supports New Fish Passage Permit Rules

AMERICAN FISHERIES SOCIETYAMERICAN SPORTFISHING ASSOCIATIONBIG HOLE WATERSHED COMMITTEECALIFORNIA TROUTENVIRONMENTAL POLICY INNOVATION CENTERIZAAK WALTON LEAGUE OF AMERICANMONTANA TROUT UNLIMITEDTHEODORE ROOSELVELT CONSERVATION PARTNERSHIPTROUT UNLIMITEDWILD SALMON CENTER July 17, 2025 Ms. Katherine McCaffertyU.S. Army Corps of EngineersAttn: CECW-CO-R441 G Street, NWWashington, DC 20314-1000 Submitted electronically: Docket # COE-2025-0002, 2026nationwidepermits@usace.army.milRe: Comments in Support of Proposed ‘NWP A’ Rule for Fish Passage Dear Ms. McCafferty: Write in support of proposed, new ‘NWP A’ for fish passage. The under-signed restoration professionals and conservation organizations support the

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July 18, 2025

AFS Supports Changes to Voluntary Aquatic Restoration Rules

AMERICAN FISHERIES SOCIETYAMERICAN SPORTFISHING ASSOCIATIONBIG HOLE WATERSHED COMMITTEECALIFORNIA TROUTIZAAK WALTON LEAGUE OF AMERICANMONTANA TROUT UNLIMITEDNATIONAL WILDLIFE FEDERATIONTHEODORE ROOSELVELT CONSERVATION PARTNERSHIPTROUT UNLIMITEDWILD SALMON CENTER July 17, 2025 Ms. Katherine McCaffertyU.S. Army Corps of EngineersAttn: CECW-CO-R441 G Street, NWWashington, DC 20314-1000 Submitted electronically: Docket # COE-2025-0002, 2026nationwidepermits@usace.army.milRe: Comments in Support of Proposed NWP27 Rule for Voluntary Aquatic Restoration Dear Ms. McCafferty:The undersigned restoration professionals and conservation organizations support the Army Corps of Engineers’ (ACOE’s or Corps’) proposed rule regarding Nationwide Permit 27

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July 18, 2025

AFS Funding Recommendations for Interior Agencies and Forest Service

June 11, 2025 Senator Lisa MurkowskiChairSubcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related AgenciesCommittee on AppropriationsUnited States SenateWashington, DC 20510                            Senator Jeff MerkleyRanking MemberSubcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related AgenciesCommittee on AppropriationsUnited States SenateWashington, DC 20510 Dear Chair Murkowski and Ranking Member Merkley: Thank you for the opportunity to provide recommendations on federal appropriations for Fiscal Year 2026 for the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act. Founded in 1870, The American Fisheries Society is the oldest and largest professional society of

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June 12, 2025

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