When I posted Iglu’s revised Oil Spill Timeline a few days, I didn’t give much thought to visual properties of the data presented in the screenshot I chose to represent. I was focused on the actual numbers. Sean Carroll quickly pointed out that it was a very misleading graphic because the circles were scaled by . . . → Read More: Putting Oilmageddon 2010 in Context
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By Kevin Zelnio, on  June 9th, 2010  16 comments  Conservation & Environment, Industry & Government, Oil Spills  Best of Zelnio, fisheries, Gulf of Mexico, Nigeria, Oil Spill, oyster, Puget Sound, Seattle, Stormwater Runoff, Washington By Peter Etnoyer, on March 4th, 2009 4 comments Industry & Government, New Research economy, financial crisis, fish fog, fisheries, mercury, tuna You can’t read a newspaper these days without learning about new repercussions from the global economic downturn. USA Today reported yesterday that college students are struggling because cost of food and rent is high. One of the consequences is that students are cutting back on meals. Zack Hall, a student at University of Texas says . . . → Read More: How will tuna fare in this economy?
By Dr. M, on June 12th, 2007 3 comments Conservation & Environment Atlantic, fish monger, fisheries, Gulf of Mexico, scallops, Shrimp, supermarket, trawl Today Oceana published a report showing that three trawl fisheries, calico scallops, rock shrimp and royal red shrimp, pose an increased threat to South Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico deep-sea habitat. Calico scallops are smaller and less expensive than bay scallops. Because calico scallops are harvested in vast quantities they are not shucked by hand . . . → Read More: More Ocean Critters You Can’t Eat
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