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The Economy Of Failed Fisheries

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This week's bitter cold calls for some reflections back to warmer days

This week's bitter cold calls for some reflections back to warmer days

when all a kid like Riley Simmons had to do to catch a fish was walk down to the local creek with a snapper rig. Rich Simmons Rich Simmons

when all a kid like Riley Simmons had to do to catch a fish was walk down to the local creek with a snapper rig. Rich Simmons Rich Simmons

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In the Field

  • Publication: Fishing & Hunting
  • Published on: Jan 22, 2019
  • Columnist: Michael Wright
To see the economic impact of sound—or, at least, successful—fisheries management, one need only look to Montauk in the winter. Decades ago, when I worked for the Viking Fleet, the... more

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