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Author Archives: Bob Borck

Eureka Works Because of its Working Waterfront

Posted by Bob Borck Sep 15, 2017 Featured, Policy, Stories Leave a Comment
Eureka Works Because of its Working Waterfront

Photo: Waterfront in Eureka, California, By JP Smith via Wikipedia Commercial fishermen have been a part of communities and economies since humans learned how to catch fish. This has not changed throughout time: the men and women who produce seafood are members of a community (perhaps even yours!) and contribute to the local and global […]

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Uncertainty: Fishermen Scratching to Survive Environmental Change & Human Ingenuity

Posted by Bob Borck Dec 7, 2015 Featured, Policy, Stories 1 Comment
Uncertainty: Fishermen Scratching to Survive Environmental Change & Human Ingenuity

Take your life savings and put all of it into a boat and permits and gear and faith. If you’re like some you’ll put the gear in the right spot, have three bonzer seasons in a row have the boat paid for, a new truck, and big down payment on a bigger house. That’s the […]

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About Bob Borck

Bob Borck is a crab and salmon fisherman on the Belle J II in California. He has spent his career defending the working class as a union representative for the Carpenters Union and, currently, on the CA Citizens Advisory Committee on Salmon and Steelhead Trout and other various boards.

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Fishing is a rich part of our American tradition. Fisheries policy and management can be highly technical, but at the heart of it lies stories of the men and women who make a living off of the last wild places, or who connect with nature, families, and communities through fishing recreationally and eating the bounties of the ocean. The Marine Fish Conservation Network is committed to ensuring that wild ocean fisheries are as much a part of our nation’s future as they are of its past.

“From the Waterfront” shares stories of our fishing past, present, and future to demonstrate the invaluable role that healthy, well-managed fisheries play our American fishing tradition.

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