Rick Crawford I am very proud to announce that Fly Fishing Climate Alliance (FFCA) member and Emerger Strategies client, Driftless Angler, has become the Midwest’s 1st Carbon Neutral Fly Shop! Driftless Angler joined the FFCA in January 2021 and we worked with them to calculate their 2020 carbon footprint, put in place strategies to reduce…
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The Sustainable Angler Podcast: Bajio Sunglasses CEO Al Perkinson
Rick Crawford In this episode of The Sustainable Angler podcast, I interview Bajio Sunglasses CEO and Founder Al Perkinson and we discuss everything from cause marketing and sustainable business; to our mutual love of flats fishing (Bajio is the Spanish word for the shallows, that part of the ocean that sits between land and deep…
Fly Fishing Climate Alliance Announces 1st Annual Carbon Neutral Award Winners
The Fly Fishing Climate Alliance, whose members have committed to going carbon neutral by 2030, have announced their first annual Carbon Neutral award winners to members who have achieved carbon neutrality. Carbon neutrality “means annual zero net anthropogenic (human caused or influenced) CO2 emissions by a certain date. By definition, carbon neutrality means every ton…
The Sustainable Angler Podcast: Indifly Executive Director Matt Shilling
Rick Crawford In this episode of The Sustainable Angler, I interview Indifly Executive Director Matt Shilling and we talk about everything from that fact that Indigenous people are the protectors of 80% of the world’s biodiversity; how Indifly is empowering Indigenous people around the world to own and operate fly fishing ecotourism businesses that “provide…
Report: Climate Change among Threats to Recreational Fishing
For Immediate Release Media Contact: Jody Couser, jcouser@affta.org As Participation Surges During Pandemic, Blue Ribbon Panel Sets Agenda for the Future of Marine Fisheries Management Bozeman, MT – Today, the American Fly Fishing Trade Association and the AFFTA Fisheries Fund (jointly AFFTA) released a report, “Recommendations to Improve the Health and Sustainability of America’s Marine…
RepYourWater becomes World’s 1st Fly Fishing Apparel Brand to go Carbon Neutral!
Rick Crawford Climate change is one of the greatest threats to fish and fisheries on the planet, and according to the Intergovernmental Panel in Climate Change (IPCC), the world would have to curb its carbon emissions by at least 49% of 2017 levels by the year 2030 and then achieve carbon neutrality by 2050 in…