TIDE
MAY/JUNE 2011 FEATURES:
8 Partners in Conservation — Country music superstar Kenny Chesney and Costa team up in support of marine conservation. — By Patrick Murray
10 Slippery Decline for Atlantic Eels — Love ’em or hate ’em, Atlantic eels are finding themselves in a slippery situation and scientists are struggling to understand why. — By Clint Rock
14 On the Hunt for Dolphin Data —Limited tagging data are raising red flags about the green fighting machines in the Gulf of Mexico. — By Jeff Dennis
18 A Tale of Three Tails— Action-packed sight-casting for the enigmatic tripletail develops off the Louisiana coast from late June through October. —By Will Drost
24 Arti-Fish-Ial Intelligence— Today’s high IQ lures are benefi- ciaries of advanced technology, engineering, biology and chemistry. — By Angelo Peluso
32 Chasing the Spotted Grail —Big speckled trout move under the billowing clouds and warming tides of late spring, and the circumstances seldom are better for catching the Spotted Grail. — By Joe Doggett
36 Cobia Capers — Known by many aliases, the mysterious cobia is an angler favorite for its powerful fighting abilities and its willing- ness to slurp down a variety of baits, lures and flies. — By Dave Lear
40 Fishing the Foam —It’s a plugger’s dream to work a topwater in an emerald surf, an outdoors experience that ranks with decoying snow geese, mallards in the timber or a Boone and Crockett buck. — By Bink Grimes
46 Call to Action—Rampant illegal gillnetting in the Chesapeake sparks an intense debate over how to manage marine resources in Maryland.— By Lew Armistead
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Cover watercolor painting — Ben F. Kocian VOL. 35, ISSUE 3
TIDE Staff: Editor: Ted Venker, Art Director: Ben Kocian, Assistant Art Director /Designer: Devon Kocian, Designer/Production Editor: Cheri Gossett. Consulting Editor: Pat Murray, Printer: Quad/Graphics.
TIDE is the official, bimonthly magazine of Coastal Conservation Association (CCA), a non- profit, tax-exempt corporation with chapters in Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, Connecticut, New York, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Maine, Washington, and Oregon. CCAis organized to advise and edu- cate the public on the conservation of marine animal and plant life, and other coastal resources, both onshore and offshore. The objective of this association is to promote the present and future availability of these natural resources for the benefit of private citizens. CCA was founded by a group of concerned sportsmen and incorporated on March 17, 1977, in Texas. TIDE is available to CCA members and has a circulation of 87,000 copies. Photo and manuscript submissions are wel- come, but no responsibility is assumed for such material while in transit or in the office of publi- cation. Views expressed by TIDE contributors do not necessarily express the views of the CCA. For change of address please contact: Coastal Conservation Association, 6919 Portwest Drive, Suite 100 Houston, Texas 77024 Telephone: 713-626-4234
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