Tomorrow's Fish

Are Americans prepared to invest in healthy, sustainable fish stocks that ensure food and recreation for the future? Or do they view marine resources as either ripe for short-term exploitation or unworthy of the investment required for proper conservation and management?    Each candidate on the ballot this November will offer different answers to these questions. With the election just three months away, concerned anglers should evaluate how each candidate views ocean issues to decide who is best suited for elective office.    You can read much more from Charlie Witek at the 𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐊 below. https://lnkd.in/gxBujVfD

A grim milestone https://lnkd.in/eDsRKY9J

The average American spends more than 5 hours on their phones each day, and not only that, but studies have shown that nearly 50 percent of consumers purchase items based on “influencer” input. It’s hard to debate the success of influencer culture in recent decades. Anglers are no exception. Over the last year, two of the largest names in fly fishing stepped up. They extended their advocacy beyond the usual fishing locations, techniques, or gear preferences by — as Theodore Roosevelt put it — stepping foot into the arena. Kyle Schaefer and Hillary Hutcheson are redefining influence. https://lnkd.in/gNtvvJxf

Timed perfectly with National Ocean Month, NOAA Fisheries unveiled its annual Status of Stocks report to Congress. This report serves as a vital check-up on the health of domestic fisheries in the United States. It evaluates whether current fishery management strategies align with the sustainability goals mandated by the Magnuson-Stevens Act. This federal fisheries law mandates the prevention of overfishing through science-based catch limits and requires the swift rebuilding of depleted fish populations to ensure their long-term health.  Read the @nrdc_org breakdown of NOAA’s 2023 Status of Stocks report, which shows that more progress is needed to ensure healthy and resilient fisheries. https://lnkd.in/g3AQc3m9

"𝘖𝘶𝘳 𝘩𝘰𝘱𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘸𝘦 𝘦𝘯𝘥 𝘶𝘱 𝘪𝘯 𝘢 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘭𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘢 𝘥𝘪𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘧𝘪𝘴𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘵 𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘰𝘳𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘴 𝘤𝘭𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘸𝘦 𝘢𝘥𝘥𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘧𝘪𝘴𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘴𝘺𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘮𝘴.” -   Executive Director Lucas Bissett speaking about the AFFTA “For Tomorrow’s Fish” initiative on KUMV-TV.

The oil and gas industry consistently outspends environmental interest groups in federal lobbying and campaign contributions.    OpenSecrets' analysis of federal lobbying data from 1998 to 2023 reveals that the oil and gas industry ranks the sixth highest-spending industry overall. Over this period, the industry spent $2.8 billion on federal lobbying, vastly overshadowing the approximately $429.3 million spent by environmental interest groups. https://lnkd.in/dayFw9nE

On 𝐅𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝟏𝟐, 𝟏𝟗𝟓𝟖, the popular, educational Bell Science Series aired a new film on prime-time television. The program warned that CO₂ emissions from fossil fuel use could warm the Earth to a degree that melts the polar ice caps and creates a catastrophic rise in sea levels.  https://lnkd.in/gbXWQVyF

Todd Corayer, one of the anglers profiled in the For Tomorrow’s Fish: Anglers Are Key to Climate-Ready Fisheries report, has additional thoughts on why the report is an important call to action.    https://lnkd.in/grNWaq5q

Over 75 Arctic streams have turned orange in recent years due to climate change-induced permafrost thaw, releasing metals into the water. These metals discolor the streams and alter or eliminate fish and macroinvertebrates. Additionally, these toxic metals impair water quality for the local inhabitants. https://lnkd.in/g5YthNS2

𝐅𝐨𝐫 𝐓𝐨𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐨𝐰’𝐬 𝐅𝐢𝐬𝐡: 𝐀𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐀𝐫𝐞 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐊𝐞𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐂𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞-𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐅𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 is a call to action for anglers to step up and ensure our beloved pastimes are preserved for future generations through climate-resilient fisheries. Anglers are already leading by example across the rocky coasts of the North Atlantic, the flats of Florida, the tidal marshes of the South, the Pacific coastline, and the vast Alaskan wilderness.  𝘚𝘦𝘢 𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘳𝘦𝘥𝘧𝘪𝘴𝘩, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘸𝘰 𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘢𝘣𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘨𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘧𝘪𝘴𝘩 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘢, 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘤𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘥. 𝘖𝘯𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘮𝘺 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘪𝘴 80-𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘧𝘦𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘥 𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘴𝘯𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘦𝘳, 𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘱𝘦𝘳, 𝘵𝘶𝘯𝘢, 𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘨𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘪𝘴𝘩. 𝘚𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘭𝘺 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘥𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘭𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘧𝘪𝘴𝘩 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯 𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘥. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘭𝘺 𝘪𝘴 𝘥𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨.  — 𝐃𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐒𝐧𝐲𝐝𝐞𝐫 Meet Dave Snyder, Owner and Operator of @halyards_catering @hook_and_knife_charters , and Halyards Restaurant Group, St. Simons Island, Georgia. https://lnkd.in/dTGH68Rt