‘Where's the Bait?’ Tour

The Forage Fish Campaign hit the road to talk with the people who feel the squeeze first: bait shop owners, charter captains, anglers, and coastal business owners who depend on a healthy supply of menhaden. The "Where's the Bait?" Tour spotlights how industrial-scale reduction fishing, controlled largely by foreign-owned companies, is straining local economies, starving ospreys, and leaving bait shelves empty up and down the coast. Watch the videos below to hear directly from the coastal communities on the front lines.

Crossbay Bait & Tackle, Howard Beach, NY

Bay Park Fishing Station, Oceanside, NY

Jack’s Bait and Tackle, Bronx, NY. Pt. 1

Combs Bait and Tackle, Amityville, NY

Bernie’s Bait and Tackle, Brooklyn, NY

Julian’s Bait and Tackle, Middletown, NJ

TAK Waterman Surf n Fish, Long Branch, NJ

Ship Shop Bait & Tackle, Ventnor, NJ

Riptide Bait & Tackle, Brigantine, New Jersey

No Bones Bait & Tackle, Wildwood, New Jersey

Grumpy's Bait and Tackle, Seaside Park, NJ

Big Ron’s Fishing Station, Queens, NY

Ralph’s Tackle and Sporting Goods, Island Park, NY

Jack’s Bait and Tackle, Bronx, NY. Pt. 2

Cow Harbor Bait and Tackle, Northport, NY

Atlantic Bait and Tackle, Middletown, NJ

Giglio’s Bait and Tackle, Sea Bright, NJ

Tackle Box Fishing Co., Hazlet, NJ

Red Dog Bait & Tackle Sea Isle City, NJ

Hands Too Bait & Tackle, Lower Township, New Jersey

Fin-Atics, Ocean City, New Jersey