The Right Channel for Every Question
fishingguider.org/ is an editorial guide. We cannot issue a license, change a regulation, book a trip, or settle a citation. This page explains exactly what we can help with, what we cannot, and where to send each kind of question.
On the water: call 911 and hail the U.S. Coast Guard on VHF Channel 16.
Suspected poisoning (chemical, bait, or marine sting): Poison Control 1-800-222-1222 (24/7, free).
Mental health crisis: 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline (call or text, 24/7, free).
What We Can Help With
- Corrections to any regulation, season, size/bag limit, license rule, or technique detail on the site
- Reports of broken links to a state agency’s official site or license portal — top-priority correction queue
- Reports of embedded videos that are dead, private, or no longer match the article
- Notification of a season, limit, or rule change made by a state agency or NOAA
- Requests from a video owner to remove an embed
- State privacy-rights requests (CCPA/CPRA, VCDPA, CTDPA, CPA, UCPA, TDPSA, OCPA, etc.)
- Cookie preferences and consent queries
- Accessibility issues, including video captions and transcripts
- DMCA / copyright takedown notices under 17 U.S.C. §512
- Press queries about the site, methodology, or editorial decisions
What We Cannot Help With
- Issuing or selling a fishing license — use your state agency’s official portal
- Changing, waiving, or interpreting a regulation — contact your state agency or NOAA Fisheries
- Booking, refunding, or resolving a complaint about a guided trip — contact the guide/charter operation
- Resolving a citation or violation — contact the issuing agency or an attorney
- A boating-safety emergency — call 911 and the Coast Guard on VHF 16
- Paid placement or “preferred listings” — we do not accept these
Channels and Response Targets
Broken official link / dead video
A link to a state agency or license portal did not work, or an embedded video is dead, private, or removed.
Email: info@fishingguider.org
Subject: “Broken link” or “Dead video”
Include: page URL + the issue
Regulation / season change
A state agency or NOAA has changed a season, size/bag limit, or license rule, and we show the old detail.
Email: info@fishingguider.org
Subject: “Regulation change”
Include: page URL + new rule + official source
General correction
Wrong technique, rig, or any other content error.
Email: info@fishingguider.org
Subject: “Correction”
Video owner removal request
You own an embedded video and want the embed removed.
Email: info@fishingguider.org
Subject: “Video embed removal”
Include: page URL + video URL + proof of ownership
State privacy-rights request
Access, delete, correct, portability, opt-out under CCPA/CPRA, VCDPA, CTDPA, CPA, UCPA, TDPSA, OCPA, or similar.
Email: info@fishingguider.org
Subject: “Privacy rights request”
Include: state of residence + the right
Accessibility
A page, video, or feature is hard or impossible to use with your assistive technology.
Email: info@fishingguider.org
Subject: “Accessibility issue”
Include: page URL + AT used + what went wrong
DMCA takedown
Takedown notice or counter-notice under 17 U.S.C. §512.
Email: info@fishingguider.org
Subject: “DMCA notice”
Press and media
Background, comment, or interview request.
Email: info@fishingguider.org
Subject: “Press inquiry”
Include: outlet + deadline + topic
Where to Send Things We Cannot Handle
| If you have… | Send it to |
|---|---|
| A boating or water emergency | 911 and the U.S. Coast Guard on VHF Channel 16 |
| Suspected poisoning | Poison Control 1-800-222-1222 (24/7, free) |
| A mental health crisis | 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline (call or text) |
| A license purchase or a regulation question | Your state fish-and-wildlife agency |
| A federal-water / saltwater quota question | NOAA Fisheries at fisheries.noaa.gov |
| A charter-captain credentialing question | The U.S. Coast Guard at uscg.mil |
| A guided-trip booking or refund | The guide or charter operation directly |
| A deceptive-practice concern | Your state Attorney General; the BBB at bbb.org; the FTC at reportfraud.ftc.gov |
What We Need in Your Email
- Page URL the issue is about (full URL from your address bar)
- Brief description of what is wrong or what you are requesting
- For broken links: the link that did not work + what happened
- For dead videos: which video on which page
- For regulation-change reports: the new rule + a link to the official source
- For state privacy-rights requests: state of residence + which right
- For DMCA notices: the six required elements under 17 U.S.C. §512(c)(3)
Do not send Social Security number, payment-card data, or license credentials. We do not need it and cannot help with license matters.
Postal Mail
If you must send postal mail, please use the email address first to agree the appropriate handling. We do not publish a postal address for routine correspondence to limit physical-mail abuse and to encourage faster electronic handling.
Have an Issue or Correction?
Email info@fishingguider.org with a clear subject line. For emergencies on the water, call 911 and hail the Coast Guard on VHF 16.
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