Waterside Chat

About Waterside Chat

The Marine Fish Conservation Network's Waterside Chat series connects people who depend on healthy oceans and fisheries with the issues that directly affect them and their communities. Each episode, the Network's Deputy Director Tom Sadler talks with different guests about ocean policy and fisheries management topics. He engages them in genuine and thoughtful conversations about what policy decisions mean for people’s livelihoods, communities, recreation and coastal ways of life.

Publisher

Marine Fish Conservation Network

Category

news

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

7 Sept 2022

Latest episode

27 Jul 2026

Latest episodes

30 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   27 Jul 2026

   The Law as Sword and Shield: Waterside Chat with NRDC's Molly Masterton

   Molly Masterton joined the Network and host Tom Sadler for an online Waterside Chat on July 14, 2026. Molly is a senior attorney at the Natural Resources Defense Council, where she works to promote sustainable fisheries management and the application of ecosystem-based management tools to ocean resources in the U.S. and abroad. In a wide-ranging conversation, Molly and Tom talked about: Molly’s work as a “senior harried environmental lawyer” working on “the most interesting wildlife ecosystem...

2. 

   18 Jun 2026

   Where Science Meets Policy: Waterside Chat with Meredith Moore

   Meredith Moore joined host Tom Sadler for a fascinating MFCN Waterside Chat on May 27, 2026. Meredith is director of the Fish Conservation Program at The Ocean Conservancy, where she combines a science background and a desire to find pragmatic solutions that work for people and for the environment. Some highlights from the conversation: Why the magic of working in fisheries is that instead of saying “no”, it’s “yes, with some boundaries”.The tension involved in the relationship between fisher...

3. 

   27 Apr 2026

   "The Ocean Called to Us as Kids" - A Waterside Chat with Theresa Labriola of Wild Oceans

   Theresa Labriola of Wild Oceans joined the Network for a Waterside Chat with the Marine Fish Conservation Network on April 6, 2026. In a wide-ranging discussion, Theresa and host Tom Sadler talked about: How Theresa grew up fishing for striped bass and tuna from her family boat off Rhode IslandHer new role as president of Wild Oceans, an organization originally founded by recreational fishermen who saw the effects of overfishing in Northeastern U.S. watersWhy healthy fisheries doin’t ex...

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

3,478

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

3 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

1 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 40 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

29

Social presence

0

YouTube

68

Engagement

60

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