Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Podcast & Blast with Hal Herring
Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Podcast & Blast with Hal Herring
Podcast Description
Hunting. Angling. Public Lands. That's the meat of what BHA's Podcast & Blast with Hal Herring is about, and we cover the gamut. With guests that range from outdoor writers to backcountry hunters to legendary anglers, we seek to uncover the stories, the truths, the controversies, and the epic conversations that our public land heritage provides.
Podcast Insights
Content Themes
Focused on public land advocacy, wildlife conservation, and outdoor culture, episodes explore historical and contemporary issues such as the 1872 Mining Law, the significance of Alaska's Ambler Road, and the fight for clean water post-Kingston coal ash disaster, with discussions featuring topics like ethical hunting practices and the repercussions of legislation on conservation efforts.
Hunting. Angling. Public Lands. That’s the meat of what BHA’s Podcast & Blast with Hal Herring is about, and we cover the gamut. With guests that range from outdoor writers to backcountry hunters to legendary anglers, we seek to uncover the stories, the truths, the controversies, and the epic conversations that our public land heritage provides.
Today, the Backcountry Hunters & Anglers podcast is sharing the second episode of the Conservation Collective, where they’re talking striped bass, the most sought after fish on the eastern seaboard. Often described as “everyman’s fish” it’s pursued by an extraordinarily wide range of anglers. Those anglers could be shorebound, or they could be on a million dollar center console. A lot of people also fish for stripers, NOAA estimates over 20 million trips a season, and so, the fishery has a significant cultural and economic impact up and down the coast. Once hailed as a conservation success story, now, the future of the stock is in question.
In this episode we’ll dive into the latest science that will inform future management decisions and look at the different factors that fishery managers are considering. In addition, we’ll discuss how New England and New York BHA are working to restore future abundance of this fish we love.
Huge thank you to our guests:
Charles Witek. Conservationist and Fisheries Policy Expert. NY BHA Policy Team Member.
Mike Woods. New England BHA Chapter Chair.
Ben Gahagan, PhD. Recreational Fisheries Program Leader. Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries
Kimberly Fine. Fisheries Biologist. Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries
Will Poston. Policy Associate. American Saltwater Guides Association
Nichola Meserve. Fishery Policy Analyst, Interstate Management. Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries.
Striped Bass Citizen Scientist Project
Sportfish Angler Data Collection Team – MA Division of Marine Fisheries
Disclaimer
This podcast’s information is provided for general reference and was obtained from publicly accessible sources. The Podcast Collaborative neither produces nor verifies the content, accuracy, or suitability of this podcast. Views and opinions belong solely to the podcast creators and guests.
For a complete disclaimer, please see our Full Disclaimer on the archive page. The Podcast Collaborative bears no responsibility for the podcast’s themes, language, or overall content. Listener discretion is advised. Read our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy for more details.