{"id":6132,"date":"2021-12-09T19:35:00","date_gmt":"2021-12-09T19:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/guyharveyfoundation.org\/?post_type=issues&p=6132"},"modified":"2021-12-09T19:35:01","modified_gmt":"2021-12-09T19:35:01","slug":"always-be-exploring","status":"publish","type":"issues","link":"https:\/\/guyharveyfoundation.org\/issues\/always-be-exploring\/","title":{"rendered":"Always Be Exploring"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
By Guy Harvey<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The travel ban imposed in March instantly created the long-awaited opportunity for me to get started on writing a new book. From previous experience, I knew it would take around three months to do the manuscript, requiring an extended period of uninterrupted time researching and writing. My first autobiography, Portraits from the Deep<\/em>, was completed in early 2002, and so I picked up the story then and recounted the different fishing, diving and research expeditions undertaken by the GH team since then. In the course of doing this over long periods of time, particularly when working with long-lived species like sharks, rays and groupers, there are measurable changes in fish populations. Some changes are bad, such as the continued annihilation of sharks for the fin trade, and some are good, such as the recovery of some species of grouper, white seabass and the introduction of more fish sanctuaries and marine parks. The ban on importation of billfish into the USA is a major legislative achievement, closing off the main market for billfish and other loopholes. The narrative for my new book is about 110,000 words and will be liberally illustrated with my artwork of action jump shots as well as underwater photos. The book is currently being edited, and the goal is to have it completed in early 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n