Photos and Video: July 4th over Davis Park, Fire Island
By Mike Busch 7-9-2019 If you were at any of the Long Island Beaches you probably enjoyed one of the nicest days of the year. As a bonus, the ocean…
Tag: Bunker
Video: Watch a Big Striped Bass Harass a School of Bunker
By Mike Busch On Monday evening my family and I were enjoying some perfect conditions at the beach. As always, I was scanning the horizon for signs…
Update: New York Bunker Bill
By Carl LoBue Over the past weeks many New Yorker’s (fishermen, conservationists, scientists, baymen, charter boat captains, whale and bird enthusia…
Huge Schools of Bunker off Fire Island and Westhampton Beach
By Mike Busch Had another great day out with Captain Paul Peluso and Jimmy Romano on the Mama Mia on Wednesday looking for Big Striped Bass. When P…
What Happened at the Menhaden Meeting
By Carl LoBue As many recent articles by myself and others reflect, menhaden are super important for anyone who cares about (or makes a li…
Menhaden Conservation is Working- Big Vote Next Week!
By Mike Busch Fire Island and Beyond along with a number of local environmental groups and interested parties including The Nature Conservancy, CRES…
Video: Pair of Humpback Whales Between Old Inlet and Davis Park, Fire Island NY
By Mike Busch My friend Paul Peluso and I had an amazing experience following two Humpback Whales between Davis Park and Old Inlet on Fire Island th…
Video: Incredible Drone Footage of Feeding Humpback Whales off Long Beach
Menhaden Conservation Works! Tim Del Grosso who made his first entry with Fire Island and Beyond last year is back again. Tim, a freelance video…
Bunker Schools off Fire Island
By Mike Busch Bunker and the Humpback Whales that feed on them were very active off Fire Island yesterday. I witnessed one whale off Smith Point B…
Foraging the High Seas: A Menhaden Story
By Carl LoBue On September 12th, The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission hosted the New York public hearing on Draft Amendment 3 t…
