"If environmentalists are truly concerned about protecting or conserving land and in creating habitats for species, they would be removing the federal restrictions."
A Georgia fisherman also told Kennedy that he "fears government regulation" will keep him from fishing in the future as a means to support his familyI'm worried about everybody's kids," Greg Hildreth, a 30-year fisherman, told Kennedy
"We need half of the planet in its natural state so we can start by protecting at least 30% of our land and 30% of our ocean by 2030."
The Georgia fisherman told Kennedy he’s "glad to play a role" in conserving the ocean, as long as he and other sports fishermen aren’t "excluded from the dialogue."