Kurt Beardslee
Kurt Beardslee es co-fundador de Wild Fish Conservancy y ha sido su director ejecutivo desde 1991. Bajo su liderazgo, WFC ha crecido desde una iniciativa individual a una de las principales organizaciones de defensa e investigación de los peces en la región del Pacífico Noroeste. Desde combatir represas, destrucción de hábitats, recolección y criaderos, hasta asociarse con Patagonia Provisions para promover pesquerías sustentables, Kurt y la Wild Fish Conservancy son defensores incansables de los peces salvajes y las aguas que habitan.
Amidst all of the commotion, the subtle shift would have been easy to miss. Behind me in the waters off the coast of Washington’s Bainbridge Island, an armada of activists were blaring air horns and chanting, “Protect Our Sound!” This flotilla of commercial fishing vessels, recreational boats, kayaks, canoes, SUPs and even a jet ski…
You have to hand it to them. It was a wildly creative and successful bait and switch—perhaps the biggest con ever played on the once wild west. The terms were simple. The public would okay the construction of fish-killing dams and other habitat destroying activities. In exchange, the government would use taxpayer money to produce…
