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Megan Waldrep

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Megan Waldrep is a writer based in Ojai, California, and Wilmington, N.C. Her husband, Chris Dabney, is a second-generation California spiny lobsterman and Bristol Bay fisherman, which gives Megan plenty to dish about on her lifestyle blog for partners of commercial fishermen at meganwaldrep.com.

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Writer Megan Waldrep at the National Fisherman booth at SENA 2023

Op-Ed: Overheard at SENA 2023 (Trigger Warning Ensues)

Lara Messersmith-Glavin's Book of Essays Spirit Things is about the commercial fishing lifestyle

Q&A Author Lara Messersmith-Glavin of Spirit Things Leaves You Begging for More

Aboard Spiny lobsterman Chris Dabney's boat at Channel Islands Harbor, California — Aboard Spiny Lobsterman Chris Dabney's H&H Marine boat at the Channel Islands Harbor in California

Six marine safety devices that could save a fisherman

California Spiny Lobstermen Ryan Koverman and Jimmy Olivarri recover traps in Malibu, CA. Photo by Critters Fresh Seafood.

How California fishing families rallied in the storm

Leftover shells or bones? Try this easy stock for the holidays

Black Fishermen harvesting oysters in 1905 on the Chesapeake Bay in Maryland on a sailboat. — Fishermen dredge for oysters in the Chesapeake Bay, c. 1905. Image: Keystone View Co., courtesy of the Library of Congress via NOAA.gov

What It Really Takes To Preserve Fishing History with Blacks of the Chesapeake

Imani Black of Minorities of Aquaculture

Redefining 'Minority' with Imani Black of Minorities in Aquaculture

seafood salad on a bed of romaine lettuce with sliced lemon and purple onion on a cutting board

Quick Seafood Salad You Can Make in a Jar

Orange buoy with a jack-o-lantern face.

Fish Wife Hack: Upcycle Old Buoys Into Jack-O-Lanterns for Halloween

Lowcountry boil with shrimp, potatoes, corn, andouille sausage, and crab boil

Lowcountry Boil: The South’s Most Debated Dish