Rick Crawford We just experienced the warmest September in recorded history, and 2018 was the hottest year on record for our oceans. The bottom line is that our planet getting warmer due to an increase in greenhouse gas emissions, and our oceans are absorbing much of this heat, which has serious implications for the fish…
Category: Sustainable Business
The Sustainable Angler Podcast: AFFTA’s Ben Bulis, Matt Smythe & Regan Nelson
Rick Crawford In this episode of The Sustainable Angler podcast, I interview American Fly Fishing Trade Association (AFFTA) CEO Ben Bulis, Communications & Membership Director Matt Smythe and Conservation Director Regan Nelson. We discuss everything from the history of AFFTA, to important conservation initiatives like: Pebble Mine, Magnuson Stevens reauthorization, the Clean Water Rule and…
EVENT: Sustainable Business Panel Discussion at IFTD 2019
Rick Crawford I am thrilled for the opportunity to the Sustainable Business Panel Discussion at IFTD on Wednesday, 10/16/19 from 4-5 PM MST. This year’s panel discussion is about how some companies are using their businesses to fight climate change and have discovered that implementing sustainable business practices such as going zero waste to landfill…
Sustainability 101: What is the Business Case for Sustainability?
Rick Crawford Climate change is the greatest economic opportunity of the 21st Century. Smart businesses who position themselves as innovators by improving the environmental performance of their operations and products have everything to gain and little to lose, especially with the growing number of conscious consumers who want to buy products that align with their…
3 Ways Climate Change Impacts Trout
Rick Crawford As I was experiencing the tug of the first Snake River Cutthroat of our trip to Jackson, WY I couldn’t help but feel nostalgic as this was only our second trip back since we moved back east in 2011, and it had been seven years since our last visit. Like everywhere these days…
The Most Powerful Action You Can Take to Fight Climate Change Today
Rick Crawford We know climate change is the greatest threat our fisheries face today. Warmer water temperatures, less snowpack and wildfires threaten cold water species like trout and salmon. Ocean acidification is making it difficult for shelled animals (oysters, mussels, etc.) & crustaceans (shrimps, crabs, etc.) to build their shells and survive, which threatens flats…