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Article: Following Hammer's lead.(death of Nelson Beideman)(Obituary)
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- National Fisherman
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- August 1, 2006
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Nelson Beideman, known to just about everyone as Hammer, died on May 25. He died while puttering around the house with his wife, Terri. I'm pretty sure that's how he would have wanted it, and that makes it easier, but not much.
I knew Hammer as long as I've been involved in fishing. He was getting his feet dry after years on the water, and I was getting my feet wet after years as a bureaucrat.
This was in the late '80s, when some influential people had decided to close the East Coast pelagic longline fishery. They weren't successful, and though they've kept trying, domestic longline-caught swordfish and tuna are still available.
Hammer and ...