This is the last in the "Fisheries in Transition" series. We have been looking at several fisheries over the last few weeks in an effort to see where they are going. Their prognosis was not as bright as some may have wanted. Since the Gulf of Mexico is only one part of a much larger planetary resource if might be helpful to look at the big picture to put ourselves in context.

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In light of the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council's recent changes to red snapper fishing regulations in the Gulf, it seems like a good time to talk about the future of recreational fishing. With the enormous increase in marine recreational fishing over the last 40 years, large increases in gasoline prices and the majority of the desirable fish species overfished, Gulf of Mexico will continue to have more fishing restrictions put in place.

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For centuries people have looked upon oysters as an important food source and the elite considered it a delicacy. Though, there are other reasons that they were prized. Oysters have, apparently, always been linked with love.

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Shrimping has been part of the rhythm life in the here on the Gulf Coast as long as anyone alive can remember. Whether you're actually involved in the industry, eat them as a part of your diet or just have seen the boats working in Mobile Bay or leaving the passes to work in the Gulf, shrimping is part you.

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The charterboat community has been a significant component of recreational fishery in the Gulf of Mexico for many decades. In Alabama it started with a few vessels fishing within in sight of shore and evolved to a fleet working miles offshore from Texas to Tampa.

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