On May 11, Rob Vandermark, the Network’s executive director, and I had the honor and privilege of attending an event in the White House Rose Garden, celebrating a major conservation success, protecting Bristol Bay from the Pebble Mine development. The Network has long been a strong and vocal supporter of efforts to protect Bristol Bay, […]
Bob Rees of the Northwest Guides and Anglers Association joined Waterside Chat host Tom Sadler on April 19, 2023 to talk about salmon, steelhead and conservation in the Pacific Northwest. Among many topics, they discussed: How climate change and forest-clearing have raised water temperatures in many streams to the point that juvenile salmonids cannot thrive […]
“Instead of more fish today, we want more fish forever.” – Stephen Rhoads Our colleagues at the Alaska Longline Fisherman’s Association (ALFA) are featured in an inspiring new video, Alaska’s Sustainable Fishing Legacy [watch below]. It’s part of the Farms Across America series. MFCN’s Network Policy Council co-chair, Linda Behnken, is joined by Stephen Rhoads, […]
Dan Kent and Brian Muegge of Salmon-Safe joined host Tom Sadler for a Waterside Chat on December 8, 2022. Watch their lively conversation now: Tom and guests talked about: How Salmon-Safe certification involves setting science-based standards for sites in watersheds in the Pacific Northwest, then working with growers, golf courses, construction projects, tech campuses, urban […]
Please join host Tom Sadler for a December 8th Waterside Chat with Dan Kent and Brian Muegge (another one of Tom’s fishing buddies) of Salmon Safe. Tom and his guests will talk about: How Salmon Safe is leading the movement to implement farming practices and developments that protect water quality, maintain watershed health and restore […]
Top photo: Panoramic shot of the “Ghost-Town-Hole” with just 4 boats plying the waters for salmon on Sunday, October 16th, 2022 It’s as if Mother Earth knows, fall is for putting away a cache of food for the long winter ahead, and rarely does she disappoint, at least until this year. In my 26 years […]
Science-based fisheries management has been the key to maintaining long-term healthy and abundant fisheries upon which coastal and Indigenous communities depend. The law that ensures the successful and sustainable science-based management of U.S. federal fisheries is the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, which has been evolving since it first passed in 1976 to end […]
Join us August 24th for a Waterside Chat featuring the proposed Heart of the Ocean (Alaĝum Kanuux) marine sanctuary in the waters off Alaska. Host Tom Sadler will speak with guests Marissa Merculieff, director of the Office of Justice and Governance Administration for the Aleut Community of Saint Paul Island, host Tom Sadler, and Lauren […]
