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Posted on Mar 20, 2012 in
Double Lines, Fisheries Policy
While many things in Congress seem stuck, one might hope that the bi-partisan, non-controversial, Billfish Conservation Act would slide through easily. Unfortunately, but probably not surprisingly given this particular Congress, that is not the case. Consequently, the recreational community needs to stand up and let certain key Members of Congress know by phone, letter or in-person that they need to pass this important legislation, and pass it now. Read More
Posted on Jan 27, 2012 in
Double Lines
...and this is why satellite tagging will play a critical role in the management of our highly migratory fish species: Read More
Posted on Jan 4, 2012 in
Double Lines
I knew it would happen sooner or later. During my previous visit to South China for a speaking engagement nearly eight years ago, I saw where things were headed. Nearly everywhere I looked, I saw signs of a rapidly developing economy and a population with an increasing disposable income, not an insignificant portion of which was being applied to "western recreation" - including fishing. Read More
Posted on Dec 19, 2011 in
Double Lines
As promised in my previous blog, here is an update on the outcomes of this year's International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) meeting held last month in Turkey. I would have provided this update sooner, but since then, I have traveled to Guatemala and China and am only now finally back at the IGFA headquarters.As with the usual trends of ICCAT meetings, there were few successful outcomes - but at this point, we will take what little progress we can get and continue to push year after year. Read More
Posted on Nov 18, 2011 in
Double Lines
Another year has gone by and here again I sit in a nearly two-week long meeting of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT). If you have ever picked up a fishing magazine, you have undoubtedly heard of this dysfunctional management body that controls the international harvest of highly migratoryspecies (HMS) of fish within the Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea. And as dysfunctional as it is, it is still the only game in town. Looking around the room at several hundred delegates and observers, I can count the number of recreational fish Read More
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