How did Gulf of Maine cod suddenly go from “recovering” to “overfished”?
How did Gulf of Maine cod suddenly go from “recovering” to “overfished”? avatar

By , on February 15th, 2012 4 comments   Fish, Fishing   , , , , ,  

Image by Ray Troll The Gulf of Maine cod fishery was deemed to be on its way to recovery in 2008, with a chance of reaching “rebuilt” status by 2014. This was great news for this historically and economically important (and very tasty) fishery. Then, this year, fisheries scientists working on the 2011 stock assessment . . . → Read More: How did Gulf of Maine cod suddenly go from “recovering” to “overfished”?

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TGIF: Friday Deep-sea Picture (09/12/08)
TGIF: Friday Deep-sea Picture (09/12/08) avatar

By , on September 12th, 2008 2 comments   Uncategorized   , , ,  

If art is the universal language, how do you say “don’t eat orange roughy”? . . . → Read More: TGIF: Friday Deep-sea Picture (09/12/08)

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Loggerhead turtles die by thousands in small fishery
Loggerhead turtles die by thousands in small fishery avatar

By , on October 19th, 2007 Leave a comment   Conservation & Environment   , ,  

Industrial fishing operations take most of the blame for collateral impacts to sea-turtle populations, but new research shows that small-scale fisheries–operated by hand from little open boats –can kill as many critically endangered loggerhead sea turtles as industrial scale fisheries. . . . → Read More: Loggerhead turtles die by thousands in small fishery

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