for those who spend their hard earned money on fishing supplies at Wal Mart
WAL-MART GIVES $36 MILLION TO ANTI-FISHING GROUPS
RFA Says Walton Family Foundation Supports MPA & Catch Share Efforts
August 17, 2011 - Wal-Mart announced this week its efforts to help fund the demise of both the recreational and commercial fishing industry while also working to ensure that the next generation of sportsmen will have less access to coastal fish stocks than at any point in U.S. history.
In August 16th news release from Wal-Mart corporate headquarters in Bentonville, Arkansas, the Walton Family Foundation announced investments totaling more than $71.8 million awarded to various environmental initiatives in 2010, with over $36 million alone handed over to Marine Conservation grantees including Ocean Conservancy, Conservation International Foundation, Marine Stewardship Council, World Wildlife Fund and Environmental Defense Fund (EDF).
According to the release, the Walton Family Foundation “focuses on globally important marine areas and works with grantees and other partners to create networks of effectively managed protected areas that conserve key biological features, and ensure the sustainable utilization of marine resources - especially fisheries - in a way that benefits both nature and people.”
Scott Burns, former director of marine conservation at World Wildlife Fund and now director of Walton Family Foundation’s environmental efforts, said money will go to “protect and conserve natural resources while also recognizing the roles these waters play in the livelihoods of those who live nearby.” The Recreational Fishing Alliance (RFA) countered that these specially managed areas of coastal waters are also referred to as marine protected areas or marine reserves, and the end result is denied angler access, of no benefit to the very people whom Wal-Mart claims to benefit.
"A quick visit to the Ocean Conservancy website should be telling enough for anglers interested in learning where Wal-Mart’s prof
I’d bet they do get a cut. The DNR probably gives all retailers a discounted rate and anything above this rate is what they (the retailers) keep.
The best thing to do is patronize our local businesses.
The sale of hunting or fishing licenses does not generate a “cut” (i.e. Commission) but retailers are given a nominal fee in return for their troubles. In other words, Wally world makes money off of this due to volume, whereas your local bait and tackle, not so much (volume of sales). If this information purported above is indeed true, everyone who hunts or fishes should absolutely (here comes the “b” word) BOYCOTT Wal Mart. I would like to see some additional proof, but I am already upset with “town-killing” Wally World.
Bonzo,
Respectfully suggest you change your title just a bit…It is a must read.
ColumbiaDawgfan
Sea Hunt Triton 220
It has been my experience, and I have read, the WalMart orders in such large quantities that suppliers can set up a special production run just for WalMart, and the quality and/or size of the product will less than what you buy off other merchandisers shelves. Or, they can squeeze price down on the large orders. And, to be fair, there are economies of scale at work, too, in their favor. They can just buy cheap. Then you put WalMart’s treatment of employees in there, and there’s not much left to like. The JI store is worn out and dirty.
so long, WalMart
