Tom Rowland Podcast

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Tom Rowland of Saltwater Experience Television finds interesting stories in Fishing, Hunting, Fitness and the Outdoors and brings them to you in ultra high-quality audio. Unhurried conversations with icons, up and comers and people doing amazing things outside. Text "PODCAST" to (305) 930-7346 to contact Tom directly with questions or show suggestions.

  1. 4d ago

    David Moss | The Nature Conservancy | Ep. 1027

    Red snapper season in the South Atlantic got shut down the night before it opened — and most anglers still don't really know why. In this one, I sit down with David Moss, Fisheries Project Manager for The Nature Conservancy, to break the whole thing down in plain English: what an EFP actually is, the lawsuit that closed the season, why managers and anglers see two completely different oceans, and the surprising reason keeping your spots secret might be the very thing costing you fishing days. David's a Florida-born fisherman first and a fisheries guy second, and he makes the case for why the catch data you throw away — including the days you get skunked — is exactly what the fishery needs to open more seasons, not fewer. We get into: Why red snapper are stacked up in the Atlantic but you can't keep one How "rare event species" like tilefish and snowy grouper get shortchanged by old data The truth about whether your secret numbers are actually safe in reporting apps Gulf vs. Atlantic red snapper — two fisheries, same fish The Goliath grouper problem everyone sees but no one can prove How to actually get involved if you're fed up Get in touch or get involved: David Moss — david.moss@tnc.org The Nature Conservancy Florida fishing: nature.org/floridafishing Reporting apps mentioned: iAngler, Got One, MyFWC, Vessel Councils: South Atlantic Fishery Management Council, Gulf of America Fishery Management Council, FWC Also mentioned: Angler Action Foundation, West Palm Beach Fishing Club Brought to you by Star brite — makers of Salt Off and a full line of boat care products, and a company doing real work in conservation. starbrite.com Chapters: 00:00 – Intro & catching up (mangroves, lobster mini season) 02:20 – What The Nature Conservancy actually does 04:30 – Red snapper: what happened and why the season closed 07:30 – EFPs explained in plain terms + the lawsuit 10:00 – Three states reapply — what a real season could look like 12:00 – App-based reporting and the data managers need 14:00 – Discards, barotrauma & why released fish still count 15:30 – Deep-water "rare event species" & TNC's pilot project 17:30 – "Why should I give them my data?" — the honest answer 23:00 – How catch data gets collected now (dock surveys & mail-in) 25:30 – Do the apps work offshore? Are your spots protected? 33:30 – Gulf vs. Atlantic red snapper 37:00 – ACLs, sectors & how commercial reporting works 40:00 – How David got hooked on fisheries management 44:00 – The Goliath grouper problem 47:30 – How to get involved (councils, clubs, public comment) 51:00 – Soccer, family & a coaching detour 54:30 – From landscaping to The Nature Conservancy 59:00 – The one message: your information matters 1:04:30 – Secret spots, hunters vs. anglers & sharing data 1:09:30 – Wrap-up & resources

  2. Sep 2

    Capt Dylan Hubbard | Hubbard's Marina | Ep. 1026

    Everybody keeps asking me about red snapper — why they're everywhere and you can't keep them in one place, and nowhere to be found in another. So I brought on someone who lives on both sides of that fight. Dylan Hubbard is VP of Hubbard's Marina in Madeira Beach — a fourth-generation, nearly 100-year-old operation — and he's also president of the Florida Guides Association, VP of the Charter Fisherman's Association, and chair of the Gulf Council Reef Fish Advisory Panel. He's one of the only guests we've had who's both a working charter operator and deeply embedded in the federal fisheries decision-making process. That combination makes this one of the clearest breakdowns of what's really happening with our fishery that I've heard. In this conversation we get into: Why red snapper is a Gulf success story but a crisis in the South Atlantic — and how discard mortality quietly shrinks the season every year The EFP fight, the 11th-hour injunction, and MRIP vs. state (SRFS) data — why "letting them guess" hurts anglers How his grandfather's handwritten notes from a 1988 meeting let Dylan change federal law in two meetings to save his 39-hour trips The gag grouper rebound, the lag between what we see on the water and what the science says, and where AI is starting to change fisheries research Getting fired by his own dad — and reopening the marina five days after Hurricane Helene "If you're not in the room, you're on the menu." If you care about the future of the fishery, this is the one to watch. Connect with Dylan & Hubbard's Marina: 🌐 hubbardsmarina.com 📺 Hubbard's Marina on YouTube & Facebook — plus their live Q&A show every second Sunday of the month, 7:30 PM ET 📞 Text or call 727-393-1947 ✉️ info@hubbardsmarina.com This episode is brought to you by Star Brite — makers of Salt Off and a full line of products to take care of your boat, and a company that gives back through conservation. Check them out.

  3. Aug 25

    Rich Hernandez | "Do Hard Things 365" | Ep. 1025

    Rich Hernandez can do 5,000 push-ups without ever touching his knees — and he's chasing a world record that hasn't been broken since 1980. But as he tells me here, it was never really about the push-ups. This time we're in person, right after a morning workout together, digging into how an MIT engineer with a Yale MBA walked away from the aerospace world to preach the gospel of hard work — and why the same process that took him from 40 push-ups to 5,000 (and a 7-minute plank to a 4-hour one) applies just as much to your business, your parenting, and anything else you're trying to get better at. Presented by Star brite — clean and protect your boat: https://bit.ly/4o80cws ▶ Rich's first time on the show (EP 974: Record-Breaking Conquest): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1wL-YJXbbZM CHAPTERS 00:00 Welcome + Star brite (live and in person) 01:00 The push-up guy: 5,000 reps and chasing the world record 02:00 Receipts: livestreams and 12,345 push-ups in a day 04:00 From MIT and Northrop Grumman to a Yale MBA 05:00 The gospel of hard work: 333,000 push-ups in a year 06:00 What the family business taught him 08:00 How getting better at one thing spills into everything 10:00 Veronica, "Life Is Good," and the power of agency 12:00 The push-up progression: 40 to 5,000 14:00 Atomic Habits, 1% better, and the hockey stick 15:00 The planking journey: 7 minutes to 4 hours 17:00 Why the first five months are the hardest 18:00 Consistency, accuracy, intensity 19:00 The traveling salesman problem 21:00 Where to follow Rich FOLLOW RICH — Do Hard Things 365 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Dohardthings365 Instagram: @dohardthings365 SUBSCRIBE TO THE TOM ROWLAND PODCAST Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/tom-rowland-podcast/id1353574678 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5dMqjMPfvEYSte837YNunX Free fishing knot guide: https://bit.ly/3UnAeIP

  4. Aug 19

    Capt. Brandon McGraw | "Space Coast Fishing Charters" | Ep. 1024

    Captain Brandon McGraw is a Space Coast fishing guide who runs Space Coast Sport Fishing out of the Melbourne area, working the Mosquito Lagoon, the Indian River, and Sebastian Inlet on Florida's east-central coast. A retired firefighter with 20 years at Orlando Fire Department, he now guides full time for redfish, seatrout, and some of the largest snook in Florida. In this episode he explains how the Mosquito Lagoon clawed back from its seagrass collapse, why the Sebastian area grows oversized snook, and the small details that decide light-tackle tournaments.

  5. Aug 12

    Dr. John Carlson | NOAA Fish Biologist and Shark Assessment Expert | Ep. 1023

    Shark depredation is when a shark eats a hooked or landed fish before an angler can bring it in, and in Florida it has become one of the most contested issues on the water. In this episode I sit down with Dr. John Carlson, a research fish biologist with NOAA Fisheries who has spent 25 years studying shark and sawfish populations, to work through the question anglers keep asking me: how can there be too many sharks and a global shark decline at the same time? Press play above to watch, or scroll down to listen to the full conversation.

  6. Aug 5

    Dr. Kevin Stone | Orthopedic Surgeon | Ep. 1022

    Tom Rowland Podcast Episode 1022 is a conversation with Dr. Kevin Stone, the San Francisco orthopedic surgeon behind The Stone Clinic, about biologic knee replacement — rebuilding a worn joint with donor meniscus cartilage and regrown articular cartilage instead of replacing it with metal. We also cover what “bone on bone” actually means, partial versus total knee replacement, robotic cementless implants, PRP and stem cell recruitment, the truth about BPC-157, and why he thinks most people told they need a total knee replacement do not.

  7. Jul 28

    Jonathan Godbout | American Ninja Warrior | Ep. 1021

    Jonathan Godbout is a four-time American Ninja Warrior competitor and three-time national finalist who is now training to break the 24-hour Murph world record: 21 Murphs in a single day. That's 40 miles of running, 2,000 pull-ups, 4,000 push-ups, and 6,000 air squats — all in a 20-pound vest. We get into how he's training for it, why he's chasing a sub-35-minute Murph, how he plans to pace one Murph every hour on the hour, and what four seasons of Ninja Warrior taught him about doing hard things.

  8. Jul 22

    Captain Adria Gutierrez | "Angling with Adira" | Ep. 1020

    Tom Rowland Podcast Episode 1020 is a conversation with Adria Gutierrez, a Venice, Florida charter captain who live-streams her entire fishing charters on TikTok. She runs inshore, nearshore, and offshore trips out of Venice, Boca Grande, and Charlotte Harbor, holds federal permits, and has turned a full-day live stream into a booking engine, a shirt business, and a source of viewer tips.Listen now: Apple Podcasts · Spotify · YouTube

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Tom Rowland of Saltwater Experience Television finds interesting stories in Fishing, Hunting, Fitness and the Outdoors and brings them to you in ultra high-quality audio. Unhurried conversations with icons, up and comers and people doing amazing things outside. Text "PODCAST" to (305) 930-7346 to contact Tom directly with questions or show suggestions.

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