For more than a quarter of a century, the ocean has been a central part of my life.
I take paying customers out to fish a variety of species, including summer flounder, striped bass, cod, tuna and shark. I grew up on the sea and learned about the ocean from my father. When I was 10, he bought me my first 12-foot wooden skiff, which I motored around Narragansett Bay. My father was also a high-school science teacher who taught oceanography, biology and aquaculture. For him, the sea has always been about education and respect. Together we now operate a two-boat charter fishing and diving business.
For much of my career I kept my head down and focused on what I do best — fish. But, as a charter-boat operator, an important part of my job is education. After spending thousands of hours on the ocean, one lesson is becoming increasingly clear — the ocean is not limitless; nor is our current industry model sustainable.
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