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, September 17, 2026

MENHADEN: CERTAINTY WITHOUT MUCH SCIENCE

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  The menhaden silly season has gotten underway. By “silly season,” I mean that time of the year when well-intentioned people come out of ...
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Sunday, September 13, 2026

SANDBAR SHARKS: THE STOCK ASSESSMENT, AND BEYOND

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  Last week, I spent a few days down in Silver Spring, Maryland, attending the fall meeting of the National Marine Fisheries Service’s Highl...
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Thursday, September 10, 2026

COURT FINDS THAT NORTH CAROLINA FISHERIES MANAGERS VIOLATED THE PUBLIC TRUST

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  On August 17, 2026,  a Superior Court judge in Wake County, North Carolina found  that, in managing its marine fisheries, North Carolina “...
Sunday, September 6, 2026

A BUNKER MENTALITY

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  The National Fisherman magazine recently reported that “Chesapeake Bay menhaden fishing protesters in small craft continue to harass O...
Thursday, September 3, 2026

NMFS' "LEADERSHIP MESSAGE" SUBORDINATES CONSERVATION TO EXPLOITATION

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  On September 2, the National Marine Fisheries Service released a so-called “Leadership Message” that makes it abundantly clear that the ag...
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