The 1998 Sport Fishing and Boating Safety Act (Act) directed the Secretary of the Interior, in consultation with the Sport Fishing and Boating Partnership Council (SFBPC), to develop and implement a National Outreach and Communications Program aimed at increasing participation in recreational boating and fishing, and promoting conservation and responsible use of the Nation's aquatic resources. The Program is guided by a stakeholder-developed strategic plan created in 1998. The Recreational Boating and Fishing Foundation (RBFF) was formally established in October 1998 to carry out objectives of that plan. Pursuant to the Act, the Secretary of the Interior is directed to undertake periodic reviews of the Program. Responsibility for undertaking the required assessment was delegated to SFBPC, on behalf of the Secretary, through a 1999 memorandum of understanding which states the SFBPC "will monitor the implementation of the program, will evaluate effectiveness of the program by communicating regularly with its stakeholders, and will regularly report findings to the Secretary and the signatories of this agreement." In 2002, the SFBPC undertook the first review resulting in the report, Implementation of the Strategic Plan for the National Outreach and Communications Program, a progress report to the Secretary of the Interior. This assessment constitutes a second review of the Foundation and its implementation of the Program.

The Golden Tablet of Fishing is a one of a kind storytelling and educational autobiography like no other. The stories are very captivating. The tips and know how are very understandable. The Golden Tablet of Fishing teaches and explains all the things that are most important and valuable.

Climb aboard to catch a shark. Hook the big one and learn how it turned into an urban legend. Read about shark attacks and shark research. See these fearsome predators up close in a collection of photos snapped by an award-winning journalist.

Shannon Olson is fascinated with the outdoors and has a passion for exploring God's country. His stories can touch your heart, make you gasp and definitely wet your pants. He divulges about his supper eyeballing him, parking his four-wheeler in a tree, pays respect to his old bird dog and even makes breaking bones a comical event. He has a unique way of ending up in near disaster situations and somehow always gets up laughing.