WELCOME
We are SOS (Save Our Sector), a group of for-hire fishermen in the Gulf of Mexico, including charter boat and head/party boat businesses that are proactively exploring ways to better manage the Gulf of Mexico red snapper fishery for all fishermen.
We believe current one-size-fits all management does not promote sustainable businesses nor does it maximize our ability to access the resource, so we're taking action.
Our SOS plan seeks to provide a reliable way for the public to access and enjoy sport fishing, while achieving stability and better management for for-hire businesses.
Learn more by reading up on the SOS plan or contact us with any questions.
The purpose of this letter is to tell the SOS history, mission and approach to getting things done.
"Thanks for checking out the SOS web site. I appreciate the fact that you care enough about your businesses to research for yourself what will be the best course of action to protect your investment in time, money and life's passion to become a professional fisherman.
The whole time SOS has been involved together as individual Charter boat owners and Captains we have stayed true to the concept of truth and transparency. As we got together to try and formulate our individual ideas on a better course for the charter for hire industry to go in and bring it into a cohesive plan that would benefit all charter for hire fishermen, we knew that there would be resistance to our ideas on ways to make our plan even better.
The SOS plan as it now is called, has continued to evolve as individuals like you have gotten involved with the politics of fishery management and helped formulate practical ways to improve the long term outlook for the Charter for hire industry. "
Read the full letter here.
