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…
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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…
Why is Your Company NOT Addressing Climate Change?
Rick Crawford Let me start by saying it’s ok if you are unsure about climate change, or confused about how humans are heating up the planet by burning fossil fuels that emit greenhouse gases. So, let’s talk about it…. Climate Change NASA defines global warming as “the long-term heating of Earth’s climate system observed since…
Top 5 Podcasts of 2020
Rick Crawford As you already know, 2020 has been a crazy year, but I just wanted to say THANK YOU for taking the time to listen to The Sustainable Angler podcast! I really appreciate all the support and thought I’d share the top 5 The Sustainable Angler podcast episodes of 2020: 5. Trout Unlimited CEO…
Emerald Water Anglers Becomes World’s 1st Carbon Neutral Fly Shop
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 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 order to avoid catastrophic climate change effects. Anglers are already seeing these effects happening today…
Kyle Schaefer of Soul Fly Outfitters becomes World’s 1st Carbon Neutral Fly Fishing Guide
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Climate change is the single greatest threat to fish on the planet and nobody knows this better than Soul Fly Outfitters owner, and seasoned fly fishing guide, Kyle Schaefer. Kyle has guided all over the world, including: Argentina for golden dorado, Colorado for trout and his home waters of southern Maine for…