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Make Bluefish Annoying Again

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Big bluefish like this one caught a few years ago by Cam McAuliffe have been dwindling for decades and are now at levels so low that fisheries managers say the harvest needs to be cut by 65 percent.

Big bluefish like this one caught a few years ago by Cam McAuliffe have been dwindling for decades and are now at levels so low that fisheries managers say the harvest needs to be cut by 65 percent.

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In the Field

  • Publication: East Hampton Press
  • Published on: Mar 3, 2020
  • Columnist: Michael Wright
For all the mismanagement we have let lie on various fish species over the years, it is still hard to fathom that we’ve gotten to where we are with bluefish.... more

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