Chris Macaluso is the Center for Marine Fisheries Director for the Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership (TRCP). He works with partner organizations to advance habitat restoration efforts across the Gulf of Mexico and improve federal fisheries management law and policy.
Menhaden are an integral part of the food web for sportfish and the largest volume fishery in the Gulf of Mexico. Management of the fishery, however, has been lax. Macaluso talks with host, Mike Leonard, about why conservation-based management is needed and provides an update on state legislation in Louisiana.
If you are interested in Gulf menhaden advocacy, you can contact Macaluso at cmacaluso@trcp.org
You can view images of menhaden fishing in the Gulf here.
For ways to get involved in sportfishing policy visit https://keepamericafishing.org/ and https://asafishing.org/
