For any recreational or commercial fisherman who has more #truth to share about the state of our fisheries and fisheries management I welcome your input on any of these subjects. I actually prioritized info from commercial fishermen because I feel strongly that the truth lies somewhere between what you hear people say. That said, I did request evidence to back up any claims. I truly did not go seeking conspiracy here but conspiracy is surely what I found. I would absolutely love to be wrong about all this but an entire mountain of evidence suggests otherwise. Links to SOME of my sources are listed below. Campaign contributions – https://www.opensecrets.org/donor-lookup DMF Contacts – https://www.deq.nc.gov/about/division… water quality – https://www.deq.nc.gov/water-quality/… NCDEQ Commercial landings data – https://www.deq.nc.gov/about/division… DEQ Rules and Regs – https://www.deq.nc.gov/permits-rules/… Dr Louis Daniel (former DMF director) on shrimp trawl issues –    • Current Affairs in Marine Fisheries: …   JEFF STYRON FISHING REPORT – https://towndock.net/on-the-cover/jef… Info on male vs femal southern flounder – https://tpwd.texas.gov/huntwild/wild/…. NC Fishermen: An endangered species –    • NC Fishermen: An Endangered Species   NCDEQ fisheries statistics – https://www.deq.nc.gov/about/division… NCDEQ (Big Book) – https://www.deq.nc.gov/marine-fisheri… NCDMF contact info – https://www.deq.nc.gov/about/division… Venus fly trap laws – https://www.ncagr.gov/paffairs/AgRevi… MFC meetings – https://www.deq.nc.gov/about/division… 3D printer reef deployment – https://www.thewashingtondailynews.co… Foreign seafood mislabeled as local – https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/seafoo… Virginia recreational and commercial rules on speckled trout – https://mrc.virginia.gov/regulations/… Algae blooms and climate change lead to fish kills –    • Climate change, pollution blamed for …   Comm fishing on the outer banks –    • Family Ties – Commercial Fishing on t…   Crabbing on outer banks –    • Crabbing – Commercial Fishing on the …   NCWRC – electrofishing explained –    • Electrofishing Fish Shocking Explained   NCWRC – Paradigm Shift: Striped Bass Management in the Tar, Neuse and Cape Fear Rivers –    • SciComm Webinar – Paradigm Shift: Str…   NCWRC – SciComm: Using Annual Monitoring to Evaluate Short-Term Environmental Impacts to Fish Populations –    • SciComm: Using Annual Monitoring to E…   SWAMP to Sound – commercial gill netting in NC –    • Commercial Gill Netting Speckled Trou…   Net Loss – WRAL DOC –    • Commercial Fishing Industry in NC Fac…   Down East commercial fishing –    • Down East Commercial Fishing   NCFISHERMEN a dying breed –    • NC Fishermen: An Endangered Species   More foreign seafood mislabeled – https://www.seafoodsource.com/news/fo… https://www.ncleg.gov/Sessions/2023/B… Striped bass – NCWRC – https://www.ncwildlife.org/Learning/S… NCWRC – SciComm Webinar: Cooperating, Collaborating, and Planning for Coastal Striped Bass Management    • SciComm Webinar: Cooperating, Collabo…   wildlife federation documents on trawl bycatch – https://ncwf.org/wp-content/uploads/D… CCANC Reef building projects – https://ccanc.org/conservation/ Growth Distribution and Habitat Selection of Atlantic Sturgeon in Albemarle Sound, NC – https://repository.lib.ncsu.edu/bitst… The history of herring fishing and the Roanoke River –    • The history of herring fishing and th…   Collapse of the Atlantic Cod fishery –    • State of the Planet’s Oceans: Decimat…   History of shrimping in NC – https://fb.watch/mUv9-UTcTP/ History of Rec Fishing – https://fb.watch/mUtYqK7MJ-/ Senate bill to reorganize Wildlife and DMF/MFC (SHOT DOWN) – https://nccoast.org/uploads/documents…