Stripers Forever members - we have posted to our website an article from the current issue of Fly Rod and Reel magazine by the noted author Ted Williams, regarding the state of striped bass with comments on making striped bass a game fish in his home state of Massachusetts. You'll find it a good read. We have very little argument with the basic points that he clearly and very emphatically lays out. Here's the link TedWilliamsArticle
Here is a brief summary of Ted's credentials.
Ted Williams - not the baseball player - has been writing full time on environmental issues, with special attention to fish and wildlife conservation, since 1970. In addition to freelancing for national magazines, he contributes regular feature-length conservation columns to Audubon and Fly Rod & Reel where he serves as Editor-at-Large and Conservation Editor respectively.
In April 1997 Williams was presented with the Conservation Achievement Award by the National Wildlife Federation at its annual convention in Tucson. In March 1999 he received the Federal Wildlife Officers Association award for his conservation writing. And in August 2003 the Federation of Fly Fishers presented him with its Aldo Leopold Award for “outstanding contributions to fisheries and land ecology.” Williams has been named to the Jade of Chiefs--the highest conservation award given by the Outdoor Writers Association of America. And for his reporting on federal forest-fire policy the American Society of Magazine Editors voted *Audubon* one of five finalists in the National Magazine Awards.
Williams graduated from Colby College in Waterville, Maine with a BA in English, and from Boston University School of Public Communication with an M.S. in Journalism. He lives in Grafton, Massachusetts.
P.S.
We continue to work hard to pass our striped bass game fish bill. We have significant and dedicated legislative support. It may seem quiet now, but in reality a lot of progress is being made behind the scenes. Please be ready when we ask you to contact - or recontact - your legislators to solicit their positive vote. The feedback we get tells us how incredibly important your letters, calls, e-mails and in-person visits are to getting yes votes for making striped bass a game fish in Massachusetts!
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