logo
Find us on
Twitter Facebook LinkedIn
              
logo 11/25/2024 11:51:19 PM     
Anglers need to demand action on climate change, says new report 
By Chris Hunt CA Source: hatchmag 5/14/2024
Chris Hunt
The American Fly Fishing Trade Association is challenging anglers with an ultimatum: get involved in climate politics now in order to save fishing for generations to come. In a new report titled, “For Tomorrow’s Fish,” AFFTA makes plain-language ties between the quality of recreational fishing and a changing climate that’s upping the intensity of storms, raising ocean temperatures and lowering oxygen levels in waters from coast to coast.
 

“Our call for action challenges anglers to fiercely support members of the fishing industry and advocacy networks who are demanding progress toward healthy and abundant marine fisheries in the face of climate change,” wrote Lucas Bisset, AFFTA’s executive director, and Whitney Tilt, the executive director of AFFTA’s Fisheries Fund, in the report’s introduction. “Just as we once rallied to protect our fishing grounds from pollution, overfishing and habitat destruction, we must now push for a united front of anglers, industry representatives and other committed advocates.”

 
Continue...

News Id SourceStampcountry
376Global migratory freshwater fish populations plummet by 81%mongabay2024-07-08US
377Dead fish at Lake San Antonio doesnt deter weekend crowdsksbw2024-07-08US
378White sturgeon fish moves closer to endangered statusBay City News Service2024-07-09US
379Nebraska fisherman reels in new fish species in state: Bright orange with turquoiseFox News2024-07-27US
380Predatory snakehead fish should not be released back into South Carolina watersFox News2024-07-20US
381Fishing for Catfish in Georgiaeinnews2024-07-22US
382100% Fish movement gathering momentum, with projects underway in Alaska, Canada, and the Pacificseafood source2024-07-22CA
383U.S. fisheries could be devastated by Supreme Courts ending the Chevron doctrinetampabay2024-07-11US
384Ukrainian fisherman hits pursuing Russian drone with fishwashingtonexaminer2024-07-12UA
385Territorial creature seen headbutting rivals in river of Chinasacbee2024-07-12CN
386Man fined $70K for excavation work that killed salmon eggs on B.C.s Sunshine CoastCTV News2024-07-06CA
387Renowned fish ecologist sees future of Indian River Lagoon sharks in our own backyardsflorida today2024-07-12US
388Kerala Woman Turn Childhood Interest into Thriving Fish Farming Careerkrishijagran2024-07-09IN
389Record sockeye salmon run on Columbia River is now threatened by hot watertri-cityherald2024-07-11US
390Project to Mass Produce Japanese Glass Eels Succeeds in Reducing Costsjapan news2024-07-13JP
391Sabah May reactivate fish-bombing eradication teamthe star2024-07-14MY
392Fishing has always been my escape from addictionBBC News2024-06-30UK
393Aquatic animals given a place to stay when travelling through the Collie River with new fish hotelsBunbury Herald2024-07-01AU
394Catfish the size of a 6th grader caught in Oklahoma.miamiherald2024-05-29US
395Angler sets record for biggest fish — but its smaller than you thinkmiamiherald2024-07-01US
396Goldfish adoption agency springs up in Horsham plant store to avoid flushing fish down toiletABC Wimmera2024-07-03AU
397Could maggots fed on Kenyas food waste replace wild-caught fish feed?dialogue2024-07-04KE
398DNR confirms zebra mussels in Union Lake near Erskine, Minnesotaechopress2024-07-15US
399The Natural goes bigechopress2024-07-19US
400Sea creature with human-like hands could be one of worlds most endangered fishinterestingengineering2024-07-20TZ

134 135 136 15 of [137 - pages.]