New Public Comment Opportunity on the Proposed Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary

Posted by Tom Sadler Sep 6, 2023 Featured, Public Lands, Sustainable Seafood Leave a Comment

On August 25, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced a 60-day comment period (ends October 25) on the proposed Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary draft management plan and environmental impact statement (EIS), which will determine the final boundaries, permitted activities, and general regulations of the marine sanctuary. NOAA is hosting in-person and virtual informational […]

Legislation Focuses on the Chesapeake Bay

Posted by Tom Sadler Aug 30, 2023 Commercial Fishing, Featured, Policy, Public Lands, Recreational Fishing, Summer Flounder Leave a Comment

The Chesapeake Bay is an iconic marine ecosystem that inspires stories, songs, and lifelong memories. I’ve fished, hunted, and raced sailboats in and around the bay. And while now I live in the headwaters of the bay watershed, I continue to be closely connected to it. This summer, members of Congress in the Chesapeake Bay […]

Don Young Veterans Advancing Conservation Act

Posted by Tom Sadler Aug 2, 2023 Featured, Policy, Public Lands Leave a Comment

New legislation taps a uniquely trained and highly motivated workforce eager to contribute to conservation. The Don Young Veterans Advancing Conservation Act, S. 1918, introduced by U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), co-chairs of the Senate Oceans caucus, creates a grant program to hire, retrain, and redeploy veterans to work on coastal, […]

Building a Better Working Waterfront

Posted by Bob Rees Jan 18, 2023 Featured, Magnuson-Stevens, Public Lands, Steelhead, Sustainable Seafood, Trout, Working Waterfronts 1 Comment

The news just keeps getting better for West Coast groundfish. Ringing in the New Year comes with good news for saltwater anglers in Oregon, and other West Coast ports as well. For starters, the seasonal depth restriction has been lifted, which should excite many anglers. It’s like the good ol’ days all over again, with […]

Saving Southern Appalachian Brook Trout

Posted by Will Brown Sep 7, 2022 Featured, Public Lands, Recreational Fishing, Sustainable Seafood, Trout Leave a Comment

For many Americans, summer offers a chance to get away and recreate outside. That was the case for me at the beginning of August, and off my wife and I went in search of cooler temperatures. We found what we were looking for in a little 100-year-old cabin, loaned to us by friends. It lies […]

Watch: How the Pribilof Islands’ Tragic History May Shape a Marine Sanctuary

Posted by Colin Delany Sep 2, 2022 Commercial Fishing, Featured, Policy, Public Lands, Sustainable Seafood, Waterside Chat Leave a Comment

On August 24, 2022, Waterside Chat host Tom Sadler was joined by Marissa Merculieff, director of the Office of Justice and Governance Administration for the Aleut Community of Saint Paul Island, and Lauren Divine, director of the Ecosystem Conservation Office for the Tribal Government of Saint Paul Island. Saint Paul is the largest of the […]

Biden Administration Requests Public Input on the American Conservation and Stewardship Atlas

Posted by Tom Sadler Jan 11, 2022 Action Alerts, Climate Change, Featured, Public Lands Leave a Comment

At the end of December, the Biden administration released the first annual progress report on the America the Beautiful initiative. The report highlights steps the administration has taken during the past year to support locally led and voluntary efforts to conserve, connect, and restore lands and waters across the nation. Read the progress report factsheet […]