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, December 3, 2015

A MESSAGE TO CONGRESS

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The House Natural Resources Committee is going to hold a fisheries hearing on Long Island next Monday.  It will focus on summer flounder a...
Sunday, November 29, 2015

NEW ENGLAND COD: VICTIMS OF UNCERTAINTY

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On Georges Bank and in the Gulf of Maine, cod stocks have collapsed.  A stock assessment update released in October 2015  found that the Gu...
Friday, November 27, 2015

LEARNING FROM OTHERS

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Sometimes, to understand our local fisheries, it helps to take a broader view, and see what’s going on elsewhere in the world. Over in ...
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Sunday, November 22, 2015

THEY TELL ME THAT MONTAUK'S A GHOST TOWN

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There’s always something to fish for here on Long Island.   Even during the depths of winter, someone will be making a trip for cod, po...
Thursday, November 19, 2015

STAYING THE COURSE, PAYING THE PRICE

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It has become a cliché, but it’s nonetheless true:  Worthwhile things rarely come easily. Good fisheries management is no exception. ...
Sunday, November 15, 2015

CAN HATCHERIES HARM SALT WATER FISH STOCKS?

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Hatcheries have been a part of the freshwater fisheries scene for well over a century.  Initially seen as an unalloyed good that could ...
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Thursday, November 12, 2015

THE ROOTS OF OUR PROBLEMS

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Over the years, fisheries managers have put in a lot of time, trying to rebuild overfished populations. There have been notable success...
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