It was 20 years ago this month that fishing in Florida was rescued.
The constitutional net ban went into effect. And that anniversary is something to celebrate.
“Some people say it’s the most important fisheries reform in history,” said Karl Wickstrom, adding that the net ban led to additional fisheries management changes in Florida and other states.
The founder and editor in chief of Florida Sportsman magazine, Wickstrom was the driving force behind getting the constitutional net ban amendment on the ballot for the November 1994 election, and then getting it passed by 72 percent of Florida’s voters.
“An awful lot of people worked on it. It wasn’t me alone,” Wickstrom said. “But we did originate it. That’s been a great satisfaction.”
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