Take Marlin off the Menu
The is a new campaign in America to take marlin and all billfish off the menus in restaurants. It is a joint project between the Billfish Foundation, IGFA and the National Coalition for Marine Conservation (NCMC). We have funded Ken Hinman and his team at NCMC since the early years of MVF. He is a [...]
Sea Level Rise: California’s Weapons of Mass Destruction
Little Boy Atomic Bomb. 1945 You remember the scam on weapons of mass destruction in Iraq? How we justified an invasion of a country that really was a multi-billion economic program for the US military and defense contractors? Well I am going to tell you about another WMD situation that will make Dick Cheney and [...]
Steelhead Report: Read it…
I found this report on the state of Steelhead Trout populations on the Pacific Coast from California North to Brittish Columbia. I usually do not post other people’s reports here but this one blew me away. There is a quote in the report from Yvon Chounard who says it most clearly: “Federal policy in both [...]
Fish vs humans – Patagonia style
Figure from GESA courtesy of Miguel Pascual Miguel Pascual is a real scientist. A graduate of the University of Washington’s Fisheries Department, he knows the science, the ecology and the issues. He deals with what is today rather than what we would like it to be in the future. Many of us do not live [...]
Wednesday March 18th, Buenos Aires
Not all those who wander are lost… JRR Tolkien Our trip to Argentina has been about exploring new places, learning the state of the fishery ecosystems and meeting the people who make their living on the water. We have traveled north to the Esteros then further north to the the Rio Parana and ended up [...]
Rio Santa Cruz Update
We have been down in Southern Patagonia on the Rio Santa Cruz just 30 km from the Atlantic Ocean. We came here to spend some time with Professor Miguel Pascual who is one of the foremost fisheries biologist in South America. We spent a day on the river and participated in their research program to [...]
Freshwater Native Fish
Native fish are what conservation is all about for Marine Ventures. Hatchery fish are a form of entertainment provided by the government to help people forget that we all killed off the native fish. This includes my home state of NC, most of Wyoming, the Henry’s Fork of Idaho, most of the South Fork of [...]
Geotagged Photos of Esteros and Rio Parana
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Rio Parana Update
We have been on the Rio Parana for the last 6 days without internet access so forgive the lack of posting. We spent 5 1/2 days on the river with Pinti and Peto – two local guides who know the river and it’s history. We did fish a while each day and caught dorado and [...]
Hola from Rio Parana
Hola. No Internet here so doing this on my iPhone. Cool place, lots to say but on the water. Sketchy cell coverage. More later.
Esteros Day 4
We are on our last day here and still learning about the moods of the Esteros and its inhabitants. The first two days were cool and rainy and there was little life in the marsh except the big birds. Yesterday it warmed up into the 90s – the water flowers bloomed, more birds were around [...]
Esteros Update
The first two days here were stormy with plenty of lightening and thunder and rain. We stayed at the lodge most of the second day but ventured out late yesterday in the driving rain for a couple hours to fish the lower part of the marsh. Today broke clear and sunny. We made the 30 [...]
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We arrived at the southern end of the Marsh this morning at 7:45 AM. Our GPS coordinates are listed above so you know exactly where we are so you can type them in google maps or earth and see where we are today. The water is very low in the Esteros. Not much rain so [...]
