I could have just slinked away with my tail between my legs like a dog that was just smacked with a news paper but I have decided to seize an opportunity.
My intent here is not to get into some sort of conservation pissing contest, however, I must reply. I have spent the entirety of my professional life championing the cause of wildlife conservation. I attended university for nine years and studied biological oceanography for the sole purpose of furthering the cause from a well informed position. Since, I have chosen a career where I felt as though I could reach the largest audience in order to help the masses appreciate nature enough to want to conserve it (I certainly could have chosen a much more lucrative career). My public educational philosophy is one based on creating a dialog with an audience and not one where you call them names and beat them into submission. The challenge that we all face is how to foster a greater appreciation for the natural world and how to encourage a sense of stewardship for the one planet that we have the privilege of inhabiting. You can find my work at The American Museum of Natural History, The National Aquarium, Discovery, for the National Marine Sanctuary program, Wildlife Conservation Association, and at countless other Museums, Zoos, Aquariums, and media outlets.
Concerning the fishing show: If we allow the "kill and grill" crowd to control the message, we miss a great opportunity to reach an extremely large segment of the population who spend a significant amount of time on the water, and who have a large steak (no pun intended) in seeing it preserved. And their vote counts just as much as mine and yours. Granted, during the show there will be some killing and there will be some grilling, but if we can convince people that just because you can catch that many fish doesn't mean that you have to keep that many fish, it will go a long way in furthering the cause. Not to mention all the good information that has been gained from tag and release programs around the world. I love to fish, and the idea of selectively killing ONE fish for my dinner, instead of the innumerable masses that are killed as bycatch for a commercially harvested one at the grocery story allows me to sleep very soundly at night. Fishermen can be conservation organizations biggest allies.
I check these forums numerous time throughout my day, contributing where I can, and have always appreciated the valuable info that I have taken away. I would like to feel as though I were part of a community of like-minded individuals, which I think that I am. I will, unfortunately, be a little more reluctant to post in the future. I appologize if you felt as though my post were off topic, but if anyone has captured audio with video on a windy, action-pact boat, I figured I would find them here. There will be a large underwater component to the program. I don't think I'll find a lot of help on the fishing forums. I will try the site that Nick suggested.
Thanks for that.
Sorry for the rant. 
Chris
