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Costa Sunglasses® Partners with Bureo

The brand is partnering with Bureo, the pioneer in recycled fishnet products, to turn discarded fishing nets into quality sunglass frames. Identified as the most harmful form of ocean plastic, discarded fishing nets and gear account for ten percent of ocean plastic pollution, which grows by an estimated 640,000 tons every year.

Maryland Reducing Minimum Size Limit On Rockfish

The Maryland Department of Natural Resources is moving forward with emergency regulations that will reduce the minimum size limit of striped bass for charter boat and recreational anglers in the summer and fall fishery in the Chesapeake Bay and its tidal tributaries from 20 to 19 inches.

Wesley’s Island Pig Roast

In March, the third annual Wesley’s Island Pig Roast was held to benefit MMPS Environmental and its continued progress on …

Live Capturing Nuisance Alligators

Most people don’t want to see the big golf course or neighborhood alligator killed, and I don’t blame them at all. I actually agree with them completely

Gulf Amberjack Rules Change

NOAA Fisheries recently changed the recreational seasons for greater amberjack in the Gulf of Mexico. Recreational fishing for greater amberjack will be open May 1-31, 2018.

Waterkeeper Rangers

by John Cassani As most anglers know, fish habitat is varied and critical for successful feeding, reproduction and recruitment. Seagrass …

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The Ultimate Meat Trip – North Carolina’s Outer Banks

Forget the bluefin—North Carolina’s Outer Banks offers an incredible year-round tuna fishery. Yellowfin and big eye tuna are providing offshore anglers with an exceptional bite, including some unusually large fish this season. From trolling and jigging to the adrenaline-pumping greenstick technique, these hard-fighting tuna make for one unforgettable meat trip off the Outer Banks.

September Edisto Report, Capt. Justin Ravenel

Captain Ravenels Report Coastal Angler | September 2026 Greetings from Edisto Island! Few inshore fishing experiences around Charleston, South Carolina, …