Tag: fishing
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Great Decision 2012: The future of the ocean
How can we save the world? What can an average Joe Blow on the street like us, without a colossal wad of cash to pay nefarious lobbyists, do to nudge the ship of state in the right direction? One answer, not very sexy but more effective than just changing your light bulbs, is active participation…
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Fish, Sustainability, and Used Cars: Guest post by Dr. Martin Smith
[Editor’s preface: Yesterday, we opened our discussion of seafood eco-labeling with a guest post by Dr. Tim Essington of the University of Washington. Today we present the second perspective on the Marine Seafood Council’s report on environmental certification of seafood products. Dr. Marty Smith is the Dan and Bunny Gabel Associate Professor of Environmental Economics…
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Is seafood certification the answer to sustainability? SeaMonster asks Dr. Tim Essington
[Editor’s preface: How should the conscientious piscivore forage in the complex ecosystem of the modern market? Those of us who love seafood but want to do the right thing are confronted with a blizzard of information and advice — often conflicting — on the status of marine fish populations and the various management measures intended…
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What Galapagos fisherman think about fishing
From Shark Amigos [vimeo]http://vimeo.com/27136459[/vimeo]
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Top posts of the year from Breaching The Blue
My vote for the most unique oceans blogger of 2011 is Mark Gibson at Breaching the Blue. Mark’s posts are typically clear yet deep analysis of marine policy with very little of the fluff so common at most oceans blogs (mea culpa). It is a go to site for fair and balanced fisheries news. Here…
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Paul Greenberg on GM salmon
Paul “four fish” Greenberg testified before congress yesterday about the dangers of genetically modified (GM) salmon. I am generally not nearly as concerned about GM crops and food as most enviros, but I’d rather not see people modifying wild organisms and then releasing them back into the wild. Below are a few exerpts from Paul’s…
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Underwater “Paper Parks”?
From this week’s Nature: “The easiest way to create a nature reserve from a car park is simply to declare it as such. The land is then designated as protected, and counts towards the relevant government’s targets to set aside a certain amount of its territory from development. That is a ridiculous example, of course,…
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Demon Fish gets the Book Hook treatment
To launch Seamonster’s brand spanking new Book Hook, I chat with journalist, author, and shark enthusiast Juliet Eilperin about her recent book Demon Fish. In it she explores the world of sharks, the fishers who catch them for food and for fun, the campaigners trying to persuade people to kick the shark-fin habit, and the scientists…
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Good day for giant manta rays
Giant manta rays hit the ocean headlines today with the news that they are to gain their first ever global protection from the many problems they face. Giant mantas (Manta birostris) are to be added to the Convention on Migratory Species (or CMS), an intergovernmental treaty set up to help get nations working together to…
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Meet Bernard the Gurnard & vote for UK marine reserves
Another cute save-the-ocean animation: [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sk3neAZv23Q&feature=player_embedded[/youtube] From the UK Wildlife Trusts Petition Fish campaign and the creative folks at archipelago.