Is Catch-and-Release an Effective Conservation Tool?

The Orvis Fly-Fishing Podcast

James Hathaway

Bass, Fishing, Bonefish, Wilderness, Flyfishing, Trout, How To, Steelhead, Bluegill, Fly, Orvis, Sports, Salmon, Panfish, Education, Rosenbauer

4.8 • 1.9K Ratings

🗓️ 13 February 2020

⏱️ 119 minutes

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Summary

Interview starts at 51:28

This week’s podcast is a spirited discussion with Dr. Andy Danylchuk, Professor of Fish Conservation at UMass Amherst, Science Advisor for Keep Fish Wet (www.keepemwet.org) and Research Fellow for Bonefish Tarpon Trust. My question to Andy was about the effectiveness of catch-and-release as a conservation tool, and as always when talking with a scientist it depends on your definitions. Like “What is conservation?” and predictably that varies with a person’s values and experiences. I thought it was a thought-provoking conversation and hope you do was well.

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How can I plan trip to fish the Rocky Mountains?
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Where do you draw the line between ethical and unethical use of electronics when fishing?
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Transcript

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0:00.0	And the Hi and welcome to the Orvis Fly Fishing podcast this is your host Tom
0:20.4	Rosenbauer and a little bit later my interview today is with Andy
0:27.0	Danelchuck who is wears a number of hats? Andy is a professor of environmental biology and population dynamics.
0:39.2	He is also the principal science advisor for Keep Fish Wet used to be known as Keep Him Wet.
0:50.0	And he also works with one of our conservation partners,
0:55.8	Bone Fish Tarp and Trust.
0:57.0	So Andy is both an angler and a scientist,
1:01.2	and I love talking to people like this often provide some stimulating
1:06.2	conversation and in today's show we talk about catch and release do you define
1:15.0	how do you define conservation?
1:18.0	And so Andy and I have some minor disagreements and I think the discussion is fairly spirited and
1:27.0	Andy was able to sway my opinion slal the catch and release issue as a
1:35.0	and I play devil's advocate with the catch and release issue
1:41.0	as a conservation tool. And I think you'll enjoy the podcast.
1:45.0	Speaking of podcasts, we're going to be recording a live question and answer fly, at Seawee, the Southeast Wildlife Exhibition in Charleston,
2:01.0	South Carolina at the Orvist store in Charleston, Sunday, February 16th at 5 PM.
2:09.6	So hopefully you'll show up and ask some questions.
2:12.3	Save them up, don't email to me.
2:14.4	Save them if you're going to be at Seawee, save them and come on over to the store and
2:19.1	we'll have some fun. I'm also going to be a busy month. I'm also going to be at Trout Fest in New
2:27.0	Bromfels, Texas on February 21st and 22nd. I'm really looking forward to that event on the Guadalupe River. I hear it's a I
2:37.3	hear it's a great event and I got lots of buddies there and looking forward to meeting new friends so hope to see
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