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Wealth Transformation - Podcast
Show Notes: YPFW - Captain Roger Thomas
Roger Thomas was captain of the charter boat Salty Lady, a member of the California Outdoor Hall of Fame, and a lifelong advocate to keep west coast salmon fisheries alive and sustainable. Everyone knew him to be an honorable and remarkable man, a friend, mentor and colleague. In a recognition he received from the US Congress in May, he was found to be “one of the most decent and hard-working human beings one can know.”
Born in Gilroy, California, he started fishing at an early age for striped bass from the beaches along Monterey Bay and later for salmon from a small boat launched at the Monterey Pier. He was hooked on salmon fishing and became a regular customer on charter boats out of San Francisco. He worked as a deckhand on a charter boat and later got his own captain’s license in 1968.
He represented the charter boat fleet boats from Fort Bragg to Monterey as President of the Golden Gate Fishermen’s Association from 1973 until this year. He was the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Golden Gate Salmon Association, a coalition of commercial and recreational fishermen and others that works to protect and restore Central Valley salmon habitat.
For 14 years, he served on the Pacific Fisheries Management Council (PFMC), which, among other duties, sets the ocean salmon seasons. Roger was a member of the Bay Delta Advisory board, the Winter Run-Captive Broodstock Committee, the Central Valley Fisheries Coalition, the Marine Advisory Committee to the Secretary of Commerce, the Coastal Resources Foundation, the Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission, the National Sea Grant Review Panel and the Marine Resources Committee.
Victor Gonella, founder of GGSA, remembers Roger Thomas as a man that touched his life deeply. “From his fishing expertise to his constant grace under pressure in adverse conditions while fighting for salmon, Roger was always a true gentleman. Both at the state and federal level, including his many trips to Washington DC, he represented California salmon interests. For over 40 years Roger made a major difference in maintaining our California salmon stocks and the sustainable harvest they allow. Roger was a true salmon hero.”
In addition to salmon fishing out of Sausalito and Half Moon Bay, Roger ran whale watching and nature trips that introduced thousands of children and adults to the magic of marine life. He spent more than 10,000 days on the ocean where he shared his deep knowledge and appreciation of the natural world. He was one of the last to see San Joaquin Spring run chinook salmon before they went extinct after construction of the Friant Dam.
Roger was a familiar face in Congress where he represented the interests of the charter boat fleet and the health of west coast salmon stocks for decades.
In this episode, Dr. Cheryl and Roger discuss:
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Wealth Transformation - Podcast
Show Notes: YPFW - Captain Roger Thomas
Roger Thomas was captain of the charter boat Salty Lady, a member of the California Outdoor Hall of Fame, and a lifelong advocate to keep west coast salmon fisheries alive and sustainable. Everyone knew him to be an honorable and remarkable man, a friend, mentor and colleague. In a recognition he received from the US Congress in May, he was found to be “one of the most decent and hard-working human beings one can know.”
Born in Gilroy, California, he started fishing at an early age for striped bass from the beaches along Monterey Bay and later for salmon from a small boat launched at the Monterey Pier. He was hooked on salmon fishing and became a regular customer on charter boats out of San Francisco. He worked as a deckhand on a charter boat and later got his own captain’s license in 1968.
He represented the charter boat fleet boats from Fort Bragg to Monterey as President of the Golden Gate Fishermen’s Association from 1973 until this year. He was the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Golden Gate Salmon Association, a coalition of commercial and recreational fishermen and others that works to protect and restore Central Valley salmon habitat.
For 14 years, he served on the Pacific Fisheries Management Council (PFMC), which, among other duties, sets the ocean salmon seasons. Roger was a member of the Bay Delta Advisory board, the Winter Run-Captive Broodstock Committee, the Central Valley Fisheries Coalition, the Marine Advisory Committee to the Secretary of Commerce, the Coastal Resources Foundation, the Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission, the National Sea Grant Review Panel and the Marine Resources Committee.
Victor Gonella, founder of GGSA, remembers Roger Thomas as a man that touched his life deeply. “From his fishing expertise to his constant grace under pressure in adverse conditions while fighting for salmon, Roger was always a true gentleman. Both at the state and federal level, including his many trips to Washington DC, he represented California salmon interests. For over 40 years Roger made a major difference in maintaining our California salmon stocks and the sustainable harvest they allow. Roger was a true salmon hero.”
In addition to salmon fishing out of Sausalito and Half Moon Bay, Roger ran whale watching and nature trips that introduced thousands of children and adults to the magic of marine life. He spent more than 10,000 days on the ocean where he shared his deep knowledge and appreciation of the natural world. He was one of the last to see San Joaquin Spring run chinook salmon before they went extinct after construction of the Friant Dam.
Roger was a familiar face in Congress where he represented the interests of the charter boat fleet and the health of west coast salmon stocks for decades.
In this episode, Dr. Cheryl and Roger discuss: