KENNEBEC JOURNAL • October 26, 2021
I am a fly fishing angler, guide and lodge owner who experiences climate change every day through my work on the water. The impacts of rising sea levels, warming water and the shifting stocks of fish are more evident each year. The Sustaining America’s Fisheries for the Future Act has the climate-ready provisions we need to protect our fisheries. As an active angler, I would like to speak out in favor of this legislation, as it offers a bold and comprehensive update to the Magnuson-Stevens Act, recommits to sustainable management and readies our fisheries for the impacts of climate change. ~ Capt. Kyle Schaefer, owner Soul Fly Outfitters, Kittery