EP 107: How Science Helps Determine Fish Harvesting Rules & Regulations
Salt Strong Fishing
Joe Simonds
4.8 • 1.3K Ratings
🗓️ 4 June 2019
⏱️ 63 minutes
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Summary
Ever wanted to know how fishing wildlife management make decisions on how many fish you can harvest? In this interview with FWC Fisheries Biologist Eric Weather, we take a deep dive into the the relationship between science and fishing. A must-listen to episode for any serious saltwater fisherman.
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| 0:00.0 | This fish ain't it's in my soul |
| 0:05.0 | Welcome to the Salt Strong podcast |
| 0:08.0 | Disrupting fishing entertainment as you know it |
| 0:11.0 | Prepare to laugh, prepare to get to know fishing legends in a whole new and unfiltered way |
| 0:17.0 | And on occasion, you might even learn a thing or two about fishing |
| 0:20.0 | Here's your host, Joe Simons |
| 0:23.0 | Like Diamonds |
| 0:25.0 | What's up, Salt Strong Nation, Joe Simons |
| 0:28.0 | It's time, it's time, it's nail it, nail it |
| 0:31.0 | This is going to be a good one |
| 0:33.0 | We've had a lot of people shoot in emails |
| 0:36.0 | A lot of people talking about some of the closures and things that have been happening |
| 0:41.0 | Here in the state of Florida, I know other states have their own out-and-a-say issues |
| 0:46.0 | But then again, they are issues just making sure that we're taking care of the treasure that we have here as fishermen |
| 0:53.0 | And it's a touchy subject because we want to go out there and catch fish |
| 0:58.0 | And a lot of us want to harvest it |
| 1:00.0 | And some of us don't, some of us purely are practicing catcher release |
| 1:03.0 | But a lot of us, even me, I like to go out occasionally and keep a fish |
| 1:06.0 | And there's been some changes here recently |
| 1:09.0 | That in some parts of Florida that you can't keep some of our favorite fish word and talk all about that |
| 1:15.0 | And so I've been emailing back and forth with this gentleman here |
| 1:18.0 | Mr. Eric, can you, are you hopefully you're on the video and you can see me? |
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