As Candus Thomson's days as an outdoor writer are numbered, she seems determined to take more shots (some cheaper than others) at commercial fishermen, and the menhaden industry in particular. Having worked as both a journalist and a commercial fisherman, I refuse to let her broadsides go unanswered.
While the Reedville fishing fleet represents an easy target, there's no way 10 menhaden boats (fanning out from Rhode Island to the Carolinas) are the ultimate threat to the bunker population. Has Ms. Thomson even noticed that these boats have spent very little time in the Chesapeake Bay this year? I guess that fact has no place in a blog geared toward sporting interests rather those wearing oilskins and boots.
Read the complete opinion piece from The Baltimore Sun.