I’ve been a recreational shark fisherman since the late 1970s. Over that time I and the folks who fish with me have caught a lot of fish. We’ve caught blue sharks and sandbars, common threshers and duskies, shortfin makos and tigers. We’ve caught bizarre-looking hammerheads, and we’ve had whites that weighed more than a ton […]
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Habitat + Clean Water + Fish = Healthy Fisheries
Photo: Fish kill, image via USFWS Fisheries management is simple, right? Just replace what we take and everything is all good. Harvest a fish then patiently wait for Mother Nature to replenish the stock. With all else held constant we’ll reap the benefits of healthy fisheries generation after generation. The problem is that “all else” […]
Abundant Game Species Need Conscientious & Engaged Sportsmen
To me, September 1st means the beginning of the end of summer. It’s the opening day of dove season, and the beginning of the hunting season more broadly construed. It marks the time when I begin to focus less on rod and more on gun. This year on September 1st, I was in a sunflower […]
Reasons to Celebrate National Seafood Month
There are a lot of reasons to celebrate in October. This month means anticipating cool(ish) weather and grabbing some beers to catch the weekend football game. It’s also National Seafood Month, a time to celebrate the hard-working men and women that bring fresh domestic seafood to the American public. Seafood impacts everyone, not just those […]
Opening Up Striped Bass Fishing in the EEZ
Photo: Capt. Dave Monti with Block Island striped bass. Large striped bass have been caught on the Three Mile Line at the Southwest Ledge off Block Island. Many claim opening up the EEZ would kill many more fish with great spawning potential. Block Island is arguably one of the best striped bass fisheries in the […]
Of The Sea
Surfers, divers, fishers… This is our legacy. So speak the hell up! My name is John McMurray, and I’m an ocean-junkie. I make a living from the sea. And saltwater courses though my veins. Almost every day, I get my fix – when the alarm-clock starts screaming at 3am; when I start the engine up; […]
Know Your Fisher
As a fisheries organizer, there’s one question I get at almost every public event I’m a part of: “What is one thing that I can do to help fish and fishermen?” It’s a tough question to answer and one that I’m sure I will hear a lot during this October, which happens to be National […]
Magnuson-Stevens Reauthorization: No Reason to Rush
Over the past few weeks, we’ve seen a renewed drive by the angling and boatbuilding industries, who are urging the Senate to pass S. 1520, the Modernizing Recreational Fisheries Management Act (Modern Fish Act), before the 115th Congress comes to an end. S. 1520, as its proponents continually remind us, would amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery […]