Better Recreational Fishing Data Leads to Brighter Fishing Future “Open season” for snook — for what it is with a very strict slot and bag limit — is a bittersweet day for me. So many anglers mark their calendars, hoping for a shot at a keeper. Understandably so: Centropomis undecimalis is undeniably a fantastic dinner. […]
In April 2010, the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s (ASMFC) American Lobster Technical Committee issued a report entitled “Recruitment Failure in The Southern New England Lobster Stock”, which shocked lobster fishermen in the southern New England and mid-Atlantic regions when it stated that “Since the release of the 2009 Assessment, additional monitoring information has been […]
Given the kind of thing that usually comes out of the RFA (Recreational Fishing Alliance) shop in Jersey, I wasn’t exactly surprised to see their latest press release. But yes, I was a little taken aback by the complete lack of context, not to mention the direct attacks on Council Members trying to do the […]
As we enter peak season for chinook on the lower river, so we enter the sea lion circus. Most of the breeding population remains off the California coast, but young bull California sea lions are taking advantage of the ample food sources on the lower Columbia, much to the frustration of sport anglers. It’s hard […]
August 1st marked the opener of the Buoy 10 season; it’s the time of year that all Pacific Northwest anglers wait for. The fishery likely offers the best chance at a freshwater caught chinook or coho salmon in the entire region, and with about 1.7 million of them coming back, you can understand why the […]
People who attempt to push controversial measures through Congress aren’t fans of straight talk. They rarely set out their goals in plain black-and-white language, preferring words likely to appeal to the public while cloaking their true intent. And then they garnish those words with assurances that their efforts are “reasonable” and merely “common sense.” Recent […]
Of all the fish in the Gulf of Mexico, red snapper aren’t the biggest; or the fastest; they’re not quite the brightest (color, not smarts); and not the strongest. But they’re surely the most political. From the perspective of the commercial fishing industry, red snapper management in the Gulf of Mexico is both a great […]
Fish populations have limits that cannot be exceeded without causing harm at the ecosystem level. This is especially true for the forage species — including but not limited to the herrings, anchovies, menhaden, mackerel and sardine — that serve the critical role of providing food and energy for all of life above them on the […]
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