ONE ANGLER'S VOYAGE

After spending over 50 years on and around the water, I have realized that without strong fisheries laws and effective conservation measures, the future of salt water fishing, and America's living marine resources, is dim. Yet conservation is given short shrift by national angling organizations and the angling press. I hope that this blog will incite, inform and inspire salt water fishermen to reclaim their traditional role as the leading advocates for the conservation of America's fisheries.

Thursday, March 19, 2026

THE COST OF DEPLETED FISH STOCKS

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  Any time fisheries managers suggest that a stock of fish—regardless of species—is becoming depleted, and that more restrictive regulations...
Sunday, March 15, 2026

WHAT ARE THEY THINKING AT THE ASMFC?

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  The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) plays a big role in East Coast fisheries management. It has the primary responsibi...
Thursday, March 12, 2026

THE TYRRANY OF THE MINORITY

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  In last Sunday’s edition of One Angler’s Voyage, I wrote about a pair of Maryland legislators who, at the apparent request of the charter ...
Sunday, March 8, 2026

MARYLAND LEGISLATORS STALL STRIPED BASS SEASON RESET

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  When the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s Atlantic Striped Bass Management Board adopted Addendum III to Amendment 7 to the I...
Thursday, March 5, 2026

NOAA APPOINTS "FISHERMAN IN RESIDENCE"

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  NOAA Fisheries reportedly appointed Maine lobsterman Dustin Delano as “Fisherman in Residence.”   What that means isn’t completely clear, ...
Sunday, March 1, 2026

MANAGERS CONSIDER ATLANTIC BONITO

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  Most people might not remember—or might not have been alive at the time—but back in the 1970s and ‘80s, Atlantic bonito were a regular par...
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