November 2010 Blog Posts (5)

Bluefin Tuna Painting Sets Auction Record

This painting by the late (1917 - 2006) artist Stanley Meltzoff set a record at the Jackson Hole Art Auction selling for $32,000, which is 10x the pre-sale estimate and an indication of the rising value of Stanley's works. I learned about this from Pete Johnson over at ESPN Outdoors, as he wrote a nice piece here on the sale. If you like offshore fish paintings, check out… Continue

Added by John LoGioco on November 30, 2010 at 6:16pm — No Comments

PHOTO UPDATE: Andreas Toy Fighting November Jersey Bluefin

Mike Frasco snapped off these two great shots of Capt. Freddy Gamboa and his crew battling a 125lb+ bluefin tuna that blasted a surface stick bait. I love this shot because you see the angler doubled over the rod, and the mate pointing with his hand the direction of the line. Big bluefin can turn direction and cover 300 yards in an instant so its critical…

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Added by John LoGioco on November 25, 2010 at 9:56am — No Comments

It's Not What We Caught Today, It's What We Saw

Today I had the pleasure of fishing with Capt. Keith Maurer on his 36' foot Twin Vee catamaran ANTICIPATION with friend Mike Frasco. Today's target was bluefin tuna, striped bass and bluefish. Before I get to the report, this was one of the most exciting days I have had on the water. It was exciting because it was not about what we caught, but more about the amazing things we saw. Any day that you… Continue

Added by John LoGioco on November 24, 2010 at 2:53pm — No Comments

Head of NOAA, Dr. Lubchenco - Fighting For Bluefin at ICCAT

Pictured center is Dr. Jane Lubchenco, our head of NOAA, present in Paris at the ICCAT meeting (International Convention Conservation Atlantic Tunas) and in the heat of the battle as I type this post. (photo credit NOAA) Just the…

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Added by John LoGioco on November 19, 2010 at 3:00pm — 2 Comments

Bluefin Tuna Black Market - On Video

Huffington Post has a good piece on the new documentary "Looting The Seas" which reveals the black market on bluefin tuna. We always knew this kind of behavior ravages the stocks so now let's hope regulators will do something about… Continue

Added by John LoGioco on November 18, 2010 at 12:30pm — No Comments