Are you an ecotourist sport angler trying to catch a strong, speedy golden manseer in one of Bhutan's large free flowing rivers? Or are you an angler testing your tenkara skill with iwana (trout) lying in wait for an insect in a stream near Kamidaki in the Japanese Alps?
Fishing brings anglers face-to-face with the effects of climate change in a real life way that looking at collapsing glaciers and reading about oil drilling in the Arctic cannot. If, for example, fishermen see no mayflies, stoneflies, or caddisflies, they know the water is not healthy for fish.
To protect fishing in Himalayan rivers (and tigers in the forests around them), Bhutan's Royal Manas National Park provides a safe haven free of pollution for migratory fish. Anglers have a vested interest in organizations, such as the World Wildlife Fund, that work with governments, manufacturers, and farmers to study and implement ways to maintain water quality in rivers and streams by keeping them silt-free, clear, and the right temperatures for different fish species.
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