Tag Archives: California Fisherman Mike Hudson
Warming rivers in US West killing fish, imperiling industry
Salmon fisherman Mike Hudson sits on the bow of his boat at the Berkeley, Calif., Marina on Thursday, July 22, 2021. Baby salmon are dying by the thousands in one river and an entire run of endangered salmon could be wiped out in another. The plummeting catch has led to skyrocketing retail prices for salmon, hurting customers who say they can no longer afford the $35 per pound of fish, said Hudson, who has spent the last 25 years catching and selling salmon at farmers’ markets in Berkeley. “An extreme set of cascading climate events is pushing us into this crisis situation,” said Jordan Traverso, a spokeswoman for the California Department of Wildlife and Fish. 14 photos, >click to read< 10:03
What’s It Really Like to be a Commercial Fisher? – An interview with California Fisherman Mike Hudson
On the June 8, 2014 edition of Work with Marty Nemko, I talk with Mike Hudson, veteran commercial fisher. Can you actually make a living sustainably harvesting local salmon? How hard is it? Is it as freezing a venture as it sounds? Any tricks of the trade? Any ways to be kinder to the fish? Any fish stories? Listen to the interview here Hudson Fish Company website here 13:07
