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The Conference is the forum for sportfishers, outfitters and government managers of the recreational fishery to gather to share their concerns and their thoughts for the conservation of this essential resource. The keynote address was on the experiences of establishing a national recreational fisheries program in the United States. Other addresses included were on the people's responsibility in conserving fisheries, as well as a conceptual proposal for a national recreational fisheries and aquatic environments program. Workshop reports included: the native role in fisheries conservation; recreational fisheries resource values; management responsibilities for recreational fisheries; national leadership, the CWF concept proposal; jurisdiction over fisheries management; and public education and promotion of recreational fisheries.