The little-known success story of unlikely allies who saved Gulf Coast fishing

The little-known success story of unlikely allies who saved Gulf Coast fishing

Texas Fisherman Keith “Buddy” Guindon used to catch more red snapper than anyone else along the Gulf Coast. But when fish populations crashed and communities struggled, the council that manages commercial fishing in the Gulf proposed a new management system designed to rebuild the fishery. At first, Buddy was against it. “I was still winning,” he says, admitting he worried that any change could hurt his business. But a few short months after th…