Ep 011 — When the Tides Change [Part II of II] by thisissomenoise

Stuart Vorpahl is a lifelong commercial fisherman who took pride in providing the fresh produce of the sea. Stuart liked his job. He liked it so much that when regulation and politics threatened it, he ignored the old sayings and squared up against town hall.

On the surface, it might seem as if Stuart was just really passionate about fishing, and he was. But his fight was about something bigger.

We continue the second part of Stuart Vorpahl’s story—how a commercial fisherman in the Hamptons took on the New York State over his right to fish with a 17th century document from the King of England.