Bob Shipp is a man in the middle. He’s part of a system (the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council) which has made rulings he has often disagreed with, increasingly so when it comes to one of the most contentious fisheries in the world: Gulf red snapper. Bob is not one of those scientists who insist that red snapper population are suffering in the Gulf. In fact, he has written scientific papers showing that the dramatically increased “reef” structure in the form of oil rigs and platforms help account for what any angler or diver who ventures onto/into the Gulf knows: Snapper are thicker than fleas on the junkyard dog. Bob e-mailed me a document he’s written that I felt is well worth sharing. As much as I’d love to once again have a year-long open season throughout the Gulf with a generous bag limit, I think we all know that’s ...Image may be NSFW.
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