“When we do more to preserve our marine resources and wildlife habitats, we have a firm foundation to provide better access for all people to enjoy our beautiful Gulf of Mexico.” These words were penned by former First Lady of the United States, Laura Bush, in a well-written and moving letter in the Houston Chronicle. . . . → Read More: Laura Bush, Advocate for the Gulf of Mexico
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By Kevin Zelnio, on  December 15th, 2011  One comment  Conservation & Environment, Industry & Government  conservation, Gulf of Mexico, Laura Bush, Texas By Dr. M, on September 13th, 2011 One comment Conservation & Environment, Fishing, Industry & Government, Organisms conservation, deep sea, Pew The deep sea is home to an estimated 10 million species, most of which have yet to be scientifically-documented. While this marine biodiversity rivals the world’s richest tropical rainforests, these fragile deep-sea habitats, which have taken centuries to grow, are being destroyed by trawlers dragging enormous weighted nets that, in a single pass, scrape . . . → Read More: Deep Trouble for the Deep Sea
By RickMac, on July 29th, 2011 17 comments Conservation & Environment, Fish, Fishing, Organisms conservation, Galapagos, shark finning, sharks, wtf Thresher shark tails found aboard a fishing vessel caught illegally long-lining in the Galápagos Marine Reserve, Ecuador. Image © 2011, John Bruno By now, you’ve probably seen coverage of the news from July 24 by MSNBC, and documented first-hand by my colleague John Bruno over at SeaMonster (What a marine massacre looks like), of the . . . → Read More: Contextualize Your Outrage
By RickMac, on July 25th, 2011 Leave a comment Conservation & Environment, Fish conservation, great white sharks, sharks Here we go again. Follow the link (or click image below) for special report by KTVU TV, Oakland, CA. White shark awaiting tagging, South Farallon Island, CA. For the full online chatter on the Michael Domeier White shark tagging saga, you can’t get any better analysis than Mike Neumann’s blog. See also here, and here. . . . → Read More: Shark Researcher Seeks New Permit For Controversial Tagging Procedure
By Dr. M, on July 10th, 2011 Leave a comment Climate Change, Conservation & Environment, Fishing, Industry & Government, Mining, Oil Spills conservation, Dumping, fishing, geosequestration, iron fertilization, IUCN, mining, Oil Spill, pollution, tuna Recently, news streams, scientific journals, and the web are exploding with conservation news. Below is few highlights from the past few weeks. I’ll take my fish in oil please. PLoS One published an article by Fodrie and Heck concluding that immediate catastrophic loss of fish was avoided in the Gulf oil spill. They also found . . . → Read More: Does Weeping Help? Recent Conservation News
By Dr. M, on June 8th, 2011 5 comments Cephalopods, Climate Change, Conservation & Environment, Editor's Desk, Fishing, Industry & Government, Opinion & Editorial, Organisms acidification, Architeuthis, climate change, conservation, Giant Squid, Overfishing, World Ocean Day How many of you see a panda and automatically think of conservation and the World Wildlife Fund? The well-known panda logo was designed by the famous conservationist Sir Peter Scott. one of the founding members of WWF. The idea originated from a panda named Chi Chi transferred into the London Zoo in the same year . . . → Read More: From the Editor’s Desk: The Giant Squid Can Be A Panda For The Ocean
By RickMac, on April 24th, 2011 4 comments Conservation & Environment, Coral, Ecology, Fish, Fishing, Opinion & Editorial conservation, sharks 2011, Cancun Foros (http://www.cancunforos.com); Cartoon Translation: Abelardo Vara (President of Cancun Hotel Association) says you have to kill sharks to avoid exposing Caribbean tourism. Vara: “These sharks are imbeciles attacking anything that stands between them and their food.” Shark: “That's curious…. We think the same of you.” My life for the past few months . . . → Read More: Sharks, The News Cycle, And The Madness of Mobs
By Dr. M, on March 21st, 2011 Leave a comment Conservation & Environment, Editor's Desk, Environmental Sciences, Fishing, Natural Disaster, Organisms, Uncategorized conservation, environmental impact, Organisms, tsumai Figure from UNEP: These images show a combination of a rocky, hilly headland along with a small river delta and swampy coastal strip. A low-lying wetland area connects the northern and western ocean fronts. An integration of natural and agricultural ecosystems operating prior to the tsunami combined rice cultivation, and fish/shrimp ponds, alongside natural delta . . . → Read More: From the Editor’s Desk: The Environmental Impacts of Tsunamis
By RickMac, on February 1st, 2011 2 comments Coral, Ecology, Evolution, Mating & Reproduction, New Research, Open Access, Organisms, Scientist! conservation, coral reefs, Genetics Acropora millepora aquarium colony grown from fragment, www.reefclub.or.kr One of the defining decision points of life: Settle-down and make a living close to the familiar particulars of your birthplace or venture out to get a fresh start and be exposed to additional opportunities and experiences that “somewhere else” could open up. In addition to vexing . . . → Read More: Red Means Go: Coral, Color, and Climate Change
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Preemptive Conservation Communication Through the Lens of Negative Comments
California Anchovy Engraulis mordax. Photo CC by Flickr user briangratwicke. Its a bit of a circular title, but I think it is honest. Marine scientists are constantly shouting at walls of reporters and news consumers that everything is fucked (pardon my french, but its not untrue). And well, it sort of is. But how do . . . → Read More: Preemptive Conservation Communication Through the Lens of Negative Comments