angler Archives - Return 'Em Right

Return ‘Em Right (Devuélvelos Correctamente): Abordando el Barotrauma en los Peces de Arrecife

Spanish Texas Saltwater Fishing MagazineSeptember 9, 2025

Originalmente publicado en ingles en la edición de junio de 2022 de Texas Saltwater Fishing Magazine por Nick Haddad Gerente de Comunicaciones de Pesquerías Sostenibles de Return ‘Em Right Barotrauma: ¿Qué Hace Flotar a los Peces? Muchos pescadores han visto el desagradable espectáculo de un gran pargo o mero flotando después de ser liberado. Todos...

Depredation and Descending: Protecting Your Catch and Boosting Survival Rates

BlogsAugust 26, 2025

By: Nick Haddad Protecting Your Catch and Boosting Survival Rates Two of the largest issues that both anglers and fisheries managers face today are catch and release mortality (often from barotrauma) and depredation from apex predators. Both of these topics are such pressing concerns because they lead to large sources of fishing mortality, without the...

Casting Confidence: Teaching Kids to Fish with Kathleen Elliot

BlogsJuly 29, 2025

By: Dr. Charles Sidman Teaching Kids to Fish with Kathleen Elliot When a kid learns to cast a line into the water, they are doing far more than fishing, they are reaching for confidence, self-reliance, and a deeper understanding of their place in the world. At the heart of the Mahogany Youth Corporation’s Teach a...

Fact or Fiction: Dispelling Myths About Barotrauma, Venting & Descending

Texas Saltwater Fishing MagazineSeptember 1, 2023

Originally featured in Texas Saltwater Fishing Magazine September 2023 issue by Nick Haddad Return ‘Em Right Sustainable Fisheries Communications Manager New regulations for venting and descending reef fish have sparked conversation and controversy across the Gulf. From Facebook fishing groups to online forums and on-the-water fodder, everyone seems to be an expert...

Good Catch Fishing Report: May 5, 2023

Fox 13 Tampa Bay GoodDay Good Catch Fishing ReportMay 5, 2023

Capt. Dylan Hubbard of Hubbard’s Marina dives into the upcoming snapper season and how anglers should be prepared with a venting tool or a descending device that’s rigged and ready to use on released fish that show signs of barotrauma. Release mortality could be very high when handling certain types of fish like red snapper...

Bottom Fishing Now Requires Fish Descending Device Or Venting Tool

Great Days OutdoorsApril 13, 2023

by Frank Sargeant | Apr 13, 2023 Published in Great Days Outdoors May 2023 issue Reef species are so popular on the table that the last thing most of us want to think about is releasing them after the catch. But with tight harvest rules on most species these days, catch and release is a part of nearly...

Protect the Blue, Chapter 3 – Rescue, Release, Repeat: Marathon

Salt Water SportsmanMarch 22, 2023

Fishing reefs and wrecks in Marathon and the Florida Keys is as common as the postcard sunsets. But bottom fishing can bring with it an all-too-common sight: a deep water fish floating away after being released. It’s called barotrauma, where the fish’s body cavity expands and distorts, leaving them helpless at the surface. Initiatives are...

How To Use A Descending Device and get one FREE with Nick Haddad

Tom Rowland PodcastMarch 22, 2023

Tom Rowland Podcast – Episode #744 Nick Haddad is the Sustainable Fisheries Communications Manager for Return ‘Em Right which is a new program that is the leading voice for tackling catch and release mortality due to barotrauma in the Gulf. Their mission is to improve reef fish survival by equipping anglers with the knowledge and...

Return ‘Em Right to Tackle Barotrauma in Reef Fish

IGFANovember 29, 2022

Originally featured on The International Game Fish Association website on 11/25/22 by Nick Haddad Return ‘Em Right Sustainable Fisheries Communications Manager IGFA All-Tackle Length Records The IGFA established the All-Tackle Length World Record program in 2010 as a conservation-based category that mandates fish be released. With a recent split of the All-Tackle Length records into...

How Anglers & Captains Are Still Working To Restore The Gulf’s Marine Ecosystem

Colby BlackwellNovember 28, 2022

by Colby Blackwell Some anglers, fishing captains, and Gulf residents may remember the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill in 2010 off the coast of Louisiana. I vaguely remember hearing about it as I got a little bit older and I knew of one friend’s family who was affected by the oil spill, but I didn’t really...

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