You gotta love it when fishery managers admit they messed up and go back to doing the right thing. That’s why, as of March 13, charter captains and crews...

Wow! It’s difficult to believe that so much fishing news could be crammed into the year’s shortest month. Let’s start at the beginning. Louisiana was dealt a blow when...

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission always considers the needs of the state’s recreational anglers. The latest example came out of the FWC’s recent meeting in Tampa, where...

A recent study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the academy’s official journal, looks at overfishing or, should I say “species depletion” to be politically...

Ever hear of a GARFO? I bet most folks have never heard of a NERO, and that was GARFO’s predecessor. These are both government acronyms for a National Oceanic...

If you are a regular reader of this blog, you will remember that two weeks ago, I wrote about a recent suggestion by some that we open up the...

The problem with federal fisheries management in coastal waters is that nearly everything is based on commercial fishing. How much of a particular species can be caught, when they...

  Here’s a fascinating fish story that’s clearly a case of don’t try this at your home port, but appreciate the skill involved. Three anglers went about 18 miles...

  A couple of years ago, I wrote about four Maryland commercial netters – or should I say “poachers” – who were linked to illegally setting gill nets to...

In last week’s blog, as well as previous blogs, I have mentioned “The Great Conspiracy.” What finally dawned on me is that I have not really addressed what I...