Red Grouper photo courtesy of Wikipedia The majority of media and political attention is focused on red snapper, but there are several other reef fish in the Gulf of Mexico that are of commercial and recreational importance. Commercial fishermen in the Gulf, especially the eastern Gulf, rely on red grouper to make a living. Unfortunately, […]
Striped bass unite us on the East Coast. For thousands of years these hearty fish have made their impressive migration from the Mid-Atlantic Bight to Southern New England and north to the Gulf of Maine. Stripers have a curiously strong magnetic pull. They draw hoards of anglers to the coast. They drive us to spend […]
Fishing is a hard job. Most people in the U.S. who go fishing do it for the love of it, and commercial fishermen are no different. This is what we do, and we love our chosen and oftentimes inherited profession. But pursuing our passion comes with the added pressure of having to pay our bills, […]
Photo: Janet Coit, DEM Director; Steve Medeiros, RISAA president/camp director; and camp participants held a cast-off to open the third annual RISAA Youth Fishing Camp. This summer was a big success for Rhode Island Saltwater Anglers Association (RISAA) youth programs, such as Take-a-Kid Fishing Day, which exposes youth to fishing for the first time, Youth […]
Photo: Sperm whale with calf, by Gabriel Barathieu via Wikipedia Typically, a fisherman just needs to worry about catching fish; they are the top predator. That’s not the case for longline fishermen in the Gulf of Alaska, however. Hungry sperm whales have learned over time how to remove the highly prized sablefish (which fetches an […]
Ever since April 2017, when the Modernizing Recreational Fisheries Management Act — the so-called “Modern Fish Act” — was introduced in the House of Representatives, anglers have been urged to support the bill, its Senate companion, S. 1520, and the much more dangerous Strengthening Fishing Communities and Increasing Flexibility in Fisheries Management Act, H.R. 200. […]
We humans are curious creatures. When we thought the world was flat we sailed to the farthest corners of the planet just to prove that it’s not. We’ve climbed to the ceiling of our planet and dived to the darkest depths of our oceans. Today, there are many great adventures to still be had, but […]
Recently in the NJ/NY Bight off of Sandy Hook, NJ, we had some visitors that we had not seen in a very long time. Omega Protein, the Atlantic menhaden (bunker fish) processing giant, decided to take advantage of the calm seas and steam 250 miles north from Reedville, VA up to our waters. I am […]
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