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.

Sunday, October 16, 2016

WILL ASMFC MAINTAIN STRIPED BASS RECOVERY?

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Last week, the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission released two documents important to striped bass fishermen.  One was the Perfor...
Thursday, October 13, 2016

RULES AND CATCH LIMITS LIMIT THE HARM

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Summer flounder, more commonly known as “fluke” at the northern end of their range, were at the center of fisheries debates throughout the ...
Sunday, October 9, 2016

WHITHER RIVER HERRING AND SHAD

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By now, anyone who follows fisheries issues probably knows that, last week, the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council decided not to desi...
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Thursday, October 6, 2016

OTHER FISH

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I write about striped bass quite often, perhaps more than I do about anything else, although red snapper is also a frequent topic.  There a...
Sunday, October 2, 2016

FORGOTTEN VOICES

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The crisis that faces New England’s commercial fishing fleet did not come on suddenly.  It was not the proverbial lightning bolt out of the...
Thursday, September 29, 2016

WHO GETS THE FISH?

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Of all the issues that face fisheries managers, probably none are as controversial as reallocating harvest. It’s a no-win issue for regul...
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