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How Old Family Fishing Photos Unlock the History of Atlantic Fisheries

One captain’s old fishing photos grew into a citizen science project called FISHstory. Researchers hope it can teach them about the health of today’s fish populations. 

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By Julia Byrd and Allie Iberle
Oct 20, 2020 10:00 PMOct 26, 2020 6:29 PM
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Rusty Hudson poses with a fish in the summer of 1968. (Credit: Rusty Hudson/Hudson, Stone and Timmons Families)

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Rusty Hudson grew up on the salt-laden docks of Daytona Beach, Florida. As a third-generation fisherman, he naturally took to the industry. When he was just 9 years old, Hudson started his first job as a bait boy aboard the Mako, a charter boat owned by his grandfather, Captain Jake Stone. 

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