Why a Native Fish Coalition?
“When it comes to fish conservation, we have never really got it right. Most of what we have is gamefish centric, and most of that salmonid centric. Warmwater gamefish conservation gets very little attention, and saltwater fish conservation runs hot and cold depending on where you live. As for non-game species, they get no love at all...”
As part of his monthly native fish conservation column in the Northwoods Sporting Journal, NFC Executive Director Bob Mallard explains the impetuous behind the formation of Native Fish Coalition.
“A problem with modern trout advocacy is the idea that trout should be unlimited, or everywhere. And that stocking is OK, as long as it doesn’t impact wild native trout. In some cases, it is trout advocacy groups that are doing the stocking, and sometimes over wild native trout... ”
