Buccaneers were privateers who attacked Spanish shipping in the Caribbean sea during the late 17th Century. The term buccaneer is now generally used as a synonym for pirate. Originally, buccaneer is
derived from the French word "boucanier", which loosely translates as "someone who smokes meat" and which in turn comes from the native American "bukan". The Caribbean Arawak used this word,
"bukan" or "buccan" to describe a sort of grill which they smoked meat on, preferably Manatee. It was a wooden framed device was also used by French hunters to smoke meat like feral (wild) cattle and
pigs- they were called "boucanier".
In the first quarter of the 1600s, some Frenchmen who were driven away from the island of Hispaniola fled to nearby Tortuga. The Spaniards tried to drive them out of Tortuga, but the buccaneers were
joined by many other French, Dutch and English and turned to piracy against Spanish shipping, generally using small craft to attack galleons (sailing ships) in the Caribbean. They would often attack at
night, and climb aboard before the alarm could be raised. Buccaneers were expert marksmen and would quickly kill the helmsman and any officers aboard. Buccaneers' reputation as cruel pirates grew
until most victims would surrender, hoping they would not be killed. Finally they became so strong that they even sailed to the mainland of Spanish America and attacked cities.
English settlers occupying Jamaica began to spread the name buccaneers and associated it with the meaning of pirates. Viewed from London, buccaneering was a low-budget way to wage war on
England's rival, Spain. So, the English crown empowered buccaneers with letters of marque, legalizing their operations in return for a share of their profits. The buccaneers were invited by Jamaica's
Governor Thomas Modyford to base ships at Port Royal, located on Palisadoes on the south of Jamaca. The buccaneers robbed Spanish shipping and colonies, and returned to Port Royal with their
plunder, making the city the most prosperous in the Caribbean. There were even English navy officers sent to lead the buccaneers, such as Christopher Myngs. Their activities went on irrespective of
whether England happened to be at war with Spain or France.
Although we don't conduct privateering operations, we do like taking small craft and harassing scaley marine life and local waterways (so to speak). Puns and joking aside, we are strong supporters of
conservation and maritime courtesy. We hope you enjoy our website and may have learned something in the process. Mike
derived from the French word "boucanier", which loosely translates as "someone who smokes meat" and which in turn comes from the native American "bukan". The Caribbean Arawak used this word,
"bukan" or "buccan" to describe a sort of grill which they smoked meat on, preferably Manatee. It was a wooden framed device was also used by French hunters to smoke meat like feral (wild) cattle and
pigs- they were called "boucanier".
In the first quarter of the 1600s, some Frenchmen who were driven away from the island of Hispaniola fled to nearby Tortuga. The Spaniards tried to drive them out of Tortuga, but the buccaneers were
joined by many other French, Dutch and English and turned to piracy against Spanish shipping, generally using small craft to attack galleons (sailing ships) in the Caribbean. They would often attack at
night, and climb aboard before the alarm could be raised. Buccaneers were expert marksmen and would quickly kill the helmsman and any officers aboard. Buccaneers' reputation as cruel pirates grew
until most victims would surrender, hoping they would not be killed. Finally they became so strong that they even sailed to the mainland of Spanish America and attacked cities.
English settlers occupying Jamaica began to spread the name buccaneers and associated it with the meaning of pirates. Viewed from London, buccaneering was a low-budget way to wage war on
England's rival, Spain. So, the English crown empowered buccaneers with letters of marque, legalizing their operations in return for a share of their profits. The buccaneers were invited by Jamaica's
Governor Thomas Modyford to base ships at Port Royal, located on Palisadoes on the south of Jamaca. The buccaneers robbed Spanish shipping and colonies, and returned to Port Royal with their
plunder, making the city the most prosperous in the Caribbean. There were even English navy officers sent to lead the buccaneers, such as Christopher Myngs. Their activities went on irrespective of
whether England happened to be at war with Spain or France.
Although we don't conduct privateering operations, we do like taking small craft and harassing scaley marine life and local waterways (so to speak). Puns and joking aside, we are strong supporters of
conservation and maritime courtesy. We hope you enjoy our website and may have learned something in the process. Mike
| Questions, comments, or just want to send us an email?? mike@badonskybuccaneers.com, or teresa@badonskybuccaneers.com. |
You can also view this map in a new "tab" in full screen
for easier viewing and exploring the area- by clicking on
the "box" over the upper right hand corner of the map.
This map not only includes boat launches, but also good
kayak / canoe parks, beach access points, some bait
and tackle shops, and a few stores which sell marine
grade fuels.
This is an interactive map, and a work in progress. Please contact
me at mike@badonskybuccaneers.com with any comments, or
concerning any discrepancies.
for easier viewing and exploring the area- by clicking on
the "box" over the upper right hand corner of the map.
This map not only includes boat launches, but also good
kayak / canoe parks, beach access points, some bait
and tackle shops, and a few stores which sell marine
grade fuels.
This is an interactive map, and a work in progress. Please contact
me at mike@badonskybuccaneers.com with any comments, or
concerning any discrepancies.
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| NOTICE! This is a reminder about the change to the "No Wake" zones in the Orange Beach, AL, area. Earlier in June of 2015, the area in Cotton Bayou near Zekes Marina was changed to No Wake / Idle Speed. Now, almost a year ago now, December 2015, the last stretch of waterway from Jubilee Landing to the Florida state line on Old River has been included as a No Wake / Idle Speed Zone. So, now ALL of Old River in Alabama waters to the state line is NO WAKE. |
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| Changes to the Alabama State Waters May 3, 2017 Alabama Anglers! An important announcement, and just confirmed- the temporary legislation to extended Alabama State waters to 9 Miles was just made permanent! The state has been working on provisions to permanently extend the state waters to 9 miles for a couple years now, and thanks to the tireless efforts by our representatives it has finally come to pass! I wanted to give Rep Bradley Byrne and Senator Richard Shelby's Offices a big thank you for all of their efforts in this endeavor! For more information, http://outdooralabama.com/9-mile-faq Also, in speaking with our local Alabama Conservation Office- I was reminded how important it is for all anglers to report their Red Snapper catch landed / brought into any Alabama marina or port for the purpose of providing more reliable numbers for NOAA and GCFC than what they currently have. This can be done on the Outdoor Alabama website, or on your smartphone, available on the Pocket Ranger app for IOS and Android. |
| The Alabama Marine Resources is deploying some new reef materials! New material and pyramids are being set almost everyday. This includes 50 new ecoreefs within the newer Minton Reef Zones, only about 3 Miles offshore. We have heard there are also plans for new deployments off of Dauphin Island in the near future. Stay up to date on all the new reef deployments in the offshore and near shore artificial reef zones. Files are updated as public reefs are completed. Offshore and near shore reef coordinates can be found at: http://www.outdooralabama.com/artificial-reefs Right click the files and select "SAVE" to properly download them. |
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| Our July 22, 2017 video fishing Report! Including an Interview with ReefMakers, David Walter! |
| Results of the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council Meetings 08/7-08/10/17 On August 14, 2017, the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council released decisions and findings on the meetings held last week in San Antonio, TX. You can read this release at the following link: http://gulfcouncil.org/press/2017/august-2017-council-update/ Among the decisions made were the following: There will be a modification of the greater amberjack rebuilding plan. The committee determined the stock continues to be over- fished and wants to change the recreational season to correct the overage. Also, it was determined to split the season to allow for a short spring and fall recreational seasons. There will also be a consideration to modify commercial trip limits. They also reviewed a series of draft amendments giving the gulf states powers to manage their own recreational harvest of red snapper out to 200 nautical miles. The council actually preferred an alternative that would allow each state to choose if they wanted to manage only the "private" anglers, or manage both private and "federal for-hire" components. In this discussion, they decided to leave the minimum size recreational limit at 16". The council will have revised documents concerning these changes for review at the October 2-6, 2017, meetings in Boloxi, MS. |
| It's Hurricane Season! Are You Ready? The 2017 Atlantic Hurricane season Started June 1. Have you prepared for this year's storm season? If not, now is the time. We want to help, so we have added this NHC Hurricane Advisory Widget to our website. Like other information here, we hope you find it useful. |
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| Good News For Recreational Anglers Concerning the 2017 Red Snapper Season |
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Welcome to our website. This is where we share useful information, pictures, videos, and links- it is a work in progress, so
keep coming back to see what's been added. We also share some of our video adventures here.
keep coming back to see what's been added. We also share some of our video adventures here.
Our 2017 Red Snapper Season
Our one day Red Snapper trip!
Video Report Now Available!
June 13, 2017, 4:00 PM
This afternoon we got the official word from the United States
Department of Commerce and the Alabama Department of
Conservation about the changes to the 2017 federal red snapper
season. Officially, the approved plan is for a 39 day season, starting
this Friday, June 16, 2017, at 12:01 AM, including all Friday's,
Saturday's, and Sunday's- ending on Labor Day, Monday, September
4, 2017 (at the end of the day). This agreement also includes July 3rd
and 4th,as well as Labor Day, Monday September 4th.
The condition of this federal season extension is that all the Gulf
States must close their "season" during the week (Monday- Thursday)
This afternoon we got the official word from the United States
Department of Commerce and the Alabama Department of
Conservation about the changes to the 2017 federal red snapper
season. Officially, the approved plan is for a 39 day season, starting
this Friday, June 16, 2017, at 12:01 AM, including all Friday's,
Saturday's, and Sunday's- ending on Labor Day, Monday, September
4, 2017 (at the end of the day). This agreement also includes July 3rd
and 4th,as well as Labor Day, Monday September 4th.
The condition of this federal season extension is that all the Gulf
States must close their "season" during the week (Monday- Thursday)
to fall in conjunction with the new federal season. This will take effect (state waters will close) at 12:01
AM Monday, June 19, 2017. However, a couple of the Gulf States plan on a short Fall Season for their
waters- which may be announced by them shortly after, if not just before, the end of the extended
federal season. However- this will probably NOT include Alabama and Florida.
For some anglers, it's viewed as a bitter-sweet victory, who are saying "It's a win / lose situation"-
fearing the extended season this year will reduce the number of days NOAA will allow recreational
angler to fish next year with the "overage" in red snapper harvest from the extended season, possibly
even closing the federal season for 2018 altogether.
But regardless of the effect of the extended season on following years- for this summer, I believe most
recreational anglers view this as a victory.
AM Monday, June 19, 2017. However, a couple of the Gulf States plan on a short Fall Season for their
waters- which may be announced by them shortly after, if not just before, the end of the extended
federal season. However- this will probably NOT include Alabama and Florida.
For some anglers, it's viewed as a bitter-sweet victory, who are saying "It's a win / lose situation"-
fearing the extended season this year will reduce the number of days NOAA will allow recreational
angler to fish next year with the "overage" in red snapper harvest from the extended season, possibly
even closing the federal season for 2018 altogether.
But regardless of the effect of the extended season on following years- for this summer, I believe most
recreational anglers view this as a victory.
| It's Our Responsibility, And It's The Law! |
| A word from Alabama Department of Conservation and Marine Resources on this years extended red snapper season and the Alabama Snapper Check System |
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