Executive Order 14430: Restoring American Saltwater Angling and Recreation

E.O. 14430 directs federal agencies to expand and modernize recreational saltwater fishing management, improve fisheries data collection, streamline permitting, and strengthen state-federal partnerships. The order calls for mobile electronic reporting and a modernized federal data architecture capable of processing real-time fisheries information. It also directs agencies to review regulations affecting marine access, develop a unified permit portal, establish an artificial reef program, address shark and pinniped depredation, and improve habitat restoration efforts. The order emphasizes using improved scientific, economic, and recreational fishing data to inform federal fisheries management while supporting anglers, charter operators, coastal communities, and related industries.