Academic professors have a reputation that they stay in their "ivory towers" and do their research; however, Dr. Joshua Stoll, who is an Assistant Professor of Fisheries at the University of Maine, is also a fisherman and the co-founder of Local Catch. Local Catch is a network of community-supported fisheries that share information to help empower local fisheries. 

The stories Josh tells me in this interview are wonderful and goes to show that there is a need to bring fisheries back to local communities. 

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Emily De Sousa joins me on the podcast to discuss a recent article in The Conversation about how fishers are able to sell directly to consumers and cut out the middle people during the Coronavirus pandemic and beyond. 

Link to Article: https://theconversation.com/as-coronavirus-threatens-seafood-economy-community-fisheries-find-ways-to-stay-afloat-135276?fbclid=IwAR1WzduhOFTjgmyImLO8XFy0BFWX06Wbqoibqgzc72HC_MDEFwiwJuiNXdA

The Coastal Routes Lab: www.coastalroutes.org

Skipper Otto Website: https://skipperotto.com/

Local Catch Website: https://localcatch.org/

Do you think this is the best future for fisheries? Share your thoughts in the Speak Up For Blue Facebook Group: http://www.speakupforblue.com/group.

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Marine Conservation Happy Hour
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Madame Curiosity
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Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2V38QQ1

ConCiencia Azul:
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Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2k4ZMMf

Dugongs & Seadragons:
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Environmental Studies & Sciences
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Marine Mammal Science:
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Projects For Wildlife Podcast:
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A recent opinion article that was written by George Monbiot in the Guardian told everyone to stop eating fish in order to save fish stocks. Monbiot listed a number of problems with the current fishing industry in the UK (and can be echoed around the world) and quickly dismissed the solutions that are being implemented to reduce and stop over-fishing. 

I disagree with some of the points made by Monbiot in regards to the success of the conservation solutions. Take a listen to the program.

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I am pleased to be joined by Tim Cashion on the episode today to discuss a study that analyzed how fisheries companies could make more money by fishing sustainably over the long term. 

Tim is a PhD student at University of British Columbia in Fisheries and is the husband of Madeleine Cashio, who was on the podcast a few weeks ago discussing shark fisheries management and big data. 

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Have you ever wondered what sustainable really means and how you can eat sustainable seafood? Clay Groves, host of the Fish Nerds Podcast, has an idea.

Clay Groves has spent a long time fishing, guiding and cooking fish to understand what it means to eat sustainably. He's judged sustainable seafood competitions and was invited by the Virginia Aquarium to speak on Sustainable Seafood...and podcasting for the environment. 

Take a listen to find out what Clay has to say.

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Imagine the biggest retailers in the wanting to ensure they source sustainable seafood...well, it's true.

Walmart, Sobeys, Publix, High Liner Foods, and more larger retailers are working with Sean Murphy's organization called Sustainable Fisheries Partnership (SFP) to ensure their seafood they purchase is sustainable. Sean tells us successful sotries of brands working directly with fishing communities to help manage fisheries properly to avoid overfishing, environmental degradation and social issues while maintaining a viable seafood product for their customer base. It's a win-win situation.

Listen in on the conversation that Sean and I have about how industry is leading a movement to make fisheries sustainable.

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