{"id":4645,"date":"2013-03-19T09:00:25","date_gmt":"2013-03-19T13:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/edfish\/?p=4645"},"modified":"2014-11-10T14:51:21","modified_gmt":"2014-11-10T18:51:21","slug":"edf-oceans-saddened-by-loss-of-captain-larry-simns-and-shares-its-appreciation-for-his-lifetime-of-chesapeake-leadership","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/edfish\/2013\/03\/19\/edf-oceans-saddened-by-loss-of-captain-larry-simns-and-shares-its-appreciation-for-his-lifetime-of-chesapeake-leadership\/","title":{"rendered":"EDF Oceans saddened by loss of Captain Larry Simns and shares its appreciation for his lifetime of Chesapeake leadership"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_4648\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4648\" style=\"width: 270px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/edfish\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/18\/files\/2013\/03\/larrysimns.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4648\" alt=\"Larry Simns\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/edfish\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/18\/files\/2013\/03\/larrysimns-270x300.png\" width=\"270\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/edfish\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/18\/files\/2013\/03\/larrysimns-270x300.png 270w, https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/edfish\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/18\/files\/2013\/03\/larrysimns.png 361w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 270px) 100vw, 270px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4648\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Larry Simns. Photo credit: Maryland Watermen&#8217;s Association<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>We at EDF Oceans were saddened to hear that Larry Simns, founder and leader of the Maryland Watermen\u2019s Association for 40 years, passed away last Thursday at the age of 75. We are certainly not alone, however, as Larry was <a href=\"http:\/\/www.baltimoresun.com\/news\/obituaries\/bs-md-ob-larry-simns-20130315,0,5626958.story?page=1\">admired and respected by a wide range of communities<\/a>. His ability to transcend the line between industry and government entities allowed him to lead his organization to consensus on challenging issues facing the Chesapeake Bay and the fishing industry.<\/p>\n<p>Thomas V. Grasso, our Senior Oceans Advisor, wrote the following when he heard of Larry\u2019s passing:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>I have been privileged and honored to have known Captain Larry Simns for 20 years. I first met him when I was living and working on the Chesapeake Bay. For the entire time I knew Larry, he was a true leader on issues that mattered for the Chesapeake Bay and the Watermen who rely on the health of the bay for their livelihoods. Larry was a creative problem solver, always looking for ways to advance both the business interests of watermen and the restoration of the bay. He saw these two things as being intimately linked to each other and I could not agree more.\u00a0 I learned a great deal from Larry and I know he will be missed on the Chesapeake Bay. We&#8217;ll miss his common sense and thoughtfulness in the public debate on the Chesapeake. I will miss him as a person and for his keen insights, sense of humor and passion for the watermen\u2019s way of life.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>This is a sad moment for the Chesapeake Bay community, but we hope that those who admired him and drew inspiration from his work will carry on his spirit of determination for the hardworking watermen of the Chesapeake Bay.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/edfish\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/18\/files\/2013\/03\/larrysimns.png\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We at EDF Oceans were saddened to hear that Larry Simns, founder and leader of the Maryland Watermen\u2019s Association for 40 years, passed away last Thursday at the age of 75. We are certainly not alone, however, as Larry was admired and respected by a wide range of communities. His ability to transcend the line between industry and government entities allowed him to lead his organization to consensus on challenging issues facing the Chesapeake Bay and the fishing industry.<\/p>\n<p>Thomas V. Grasso, our Senior Oceans Advisor, wrote the following when he heard of Larry\u2019s passing:<\/p>\n<p>I have been privileged and honored to have known Captain Larry Simns for 20 years. I first met him when I was living and working on the Chesapeake Bay. For the entire time I knew Larry, he was a true leader on issues that mattered for the Chesapeake Bay and the Watermen who rely on the health of the bay for their livelihoods. Larry was a creative problem solver, always looking for ways to advance both the business interests of watermen and the restoration of the bay. He saw these two things as being intimately linked to each other and I could not agree more.  I learned a great deal from Larry and I know he will be missed on the Chesapeake Bay. We&#8217;ll miss his common sense and thoughtfulness in the public debate on the Chesapeake. I will miss him as a person and for his keen insights, sense of humor and passion for the watermen\u2019s way of life.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/edfish\/2013\/03\/19\/edf-oceans-saddened-by-loss-of-captain-larry-simns-and-shares-its-appreciation-for-his-lifetime-of-chesapeake-leadership\/\" \/>Read the full post &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2974,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[471],"tags":[55583,42678,42677],"coauthors":[],"class_list":["post-4645","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-mid-atlantic","tag-domestic","tag-larry-simns","tag-maryland-watermen"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>EDF Oceans saddened by loss of Captain Larry Simns and shares its appreciation for his lifetime of Chesapeake leadership - EDFish<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/edfish\/2013\/03\/19\/edf-oceans-saddened-by-loss-of-captain-larry-simns-and-shares-its-appreciation-for-his-lifetime-of-chesapeake-leadership\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"EDF Oceans saddened by loss of Captain Larry Simns and shares its appreciation for his lifetime of Chesapeake leadership - EDFish\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"We at EDF Oceans were saddened to hear that Larry Simns, founder and leader of the Maryland Watermen\u2019s Association for 40 years, passed away last Thursday at the age of 75. 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