Fisheries Management: From the Cod Collapse to Amberjack

🎣 From centuries of "endless" cod to modern-day fisheries collapse — how we got here and what it means for Gulf fishing today.

Trevor from the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources and Dr. Marcus Drymon from Mississippi State University join us to break down the history of fisheries management and why it matters to every angler on the Mississippi Gulf Coast.

🐟 The rise and fall of Atlantic cod — how a "limitless" resource lost 92% of its biomass and reshaped fisheries policy forever

🔬 Why fishery independent surveys are critical, and how one bad data signal can crash an entire management system

🎯 The recreational fishing boom is creating blind spots that stock assessments weren't built to handle

🦁 Lionfish, king mackerel, and red snapper — why an invasive predator wrecks a system it didn't evolve in, and what the Mexican landings data says about our kings

📚 The FISHES course at Mississippi State — 10 chapters online at your own pace, October 1 through November 5, a free textbook Marcus wrote himself, and an offshore excursion setting long lines for sharks

Register for FISHES here — registration is open through September 24.

The parallels between the cod collapse and what's happening with amberjack and gag grouper right now are impossible to ignore.

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Southern Magnolia Smiles
Taylor and Cox Law Firm
Forever Young Men's and Women's Health
Ensured Roofing
Mike's Stickers
Dewy Dew Bugz

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