Waterside Chat
The Marine Fish Conservation Network's Waterside Chat series connects people who depend on healthy oceans and fisheries with the issues that directly affect them and their communities. Each episode, the Network's Deputy Director Tom Sadler talks with different guests about ocean policy and fisheries management topics. He engages them in genuine and thoughtful conversations about what policy decisions mean for people’s livelihoods, communities, recreation and coastal ways of life.
Waterside Chat
Maximum Sustainable Recreation: Waterside Chat with Brian Bennett of Moldy Chum and Tomorrow’s Fish
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Marine Fish Conservation Network
Moldy Chum publisher Brian Bennett joined host Tom Sadler for a Waterside Chat on January 24, 2023. Among many other things, these two fishing buddies discussed:
- How focusing on “sustainable maximum recreation” could put more fish in coolers and disarm the most extreme voices on all sides of the management debate.
- What the Tomorrow’s Fish campaign is and why it matters.
- Why we must make climate change part of every aspect of fisheries management.
- Why anglers must take the lead in advocating for management that adapts to climate, since they see the changes on the water themselves.
To Brian, 21st-century anglers must invest in helping to protect the resources they enjoy. For example, if you think the regulatory agency isn’t doing its job, you should be putting time into helping to make the agency better. Check out the full conversation for more.
