THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE AMATEUR SPORT OF MUSKIE FISHING AND TO UNITE ALL MUSKIE-FISHING INTERESTS FOR THE PROMOTION AND PROTECTION OF A HIGH QUALITY MUSKELLUNGE SPORT FISHERY. WE WILL ACCOMPLISH THIS BY SUPPORTING CONSERVATION PRACTICES, ESPECIALLY CATCH AND RELEASE, AND RESEARCH BASED ON SOUND SCIENTIFIC MERIT, AND CARRIED OUT BY AUTHORIZED FEDERAL OR STATE AGENCIES, APPROPRIATE ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS, MUSKIES INC. CHAPTERS AND THEIR MEMBERS. WE ARE COMMITTED TO THE ABATEMENT OF WATER POLLUTION, MAINTENANCE OF RECORDS FOR MUSKIE HABITATS, GROWTH AND RANGE, AND THE DISSEMINATION OF MUSKIE INFORMATION, AS WELL AS MUSKIE FISHING BY YOUTH.