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 10, 2016

MARINE ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT REQUIRES "INTELLIGENT TINKERING"

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For too many years, biologists tried to manage fish in a vacuum. They focused on the impacts that harvest had on each species; they paid li...
Sunday, March 6, 2016

REVISITING ANGLERS' 2015 STRIPED BASS HARVEST

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A couple of weeks ago, I wrote a blog entitled “ 2015 Striped Bass Harvest:  How Did We Do? ”.  It was intended to be a rough-and-ready loo...
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Thursday, March 3, 2016

ABANDONING SUCCESS

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There’s still a long way to go before America’s fish stocks are all restored to health, but on every coast, we’re making real progress. ...
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Sunday, February 28, 2016

FISHERIES MANAGEMENT: ARE THERE ALTERNATIVES TO HARD QUOTAS?

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People don’t like to be told what to do. Fishermen are no exception. Ask any fisheries managers who ever imposed an annual catch limit to...
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Thursday, February 25, 2016

LIFE WILL FIND A WAY

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It was pivotal phrase from Jurassic Park, in both the move and in the novel. After being reassured that the park had strict control of ...
Sunday, February 21, 2016

2015 STRIPED BASS HARVEST: HOW DID WE DO?

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When the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission adopted Addendum IV to Amendment 6 of the Atlantic Striped Bass Interstate Fishery Man...
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