Scientist in Residence: Is It Time to Relax Fishing Regulations?
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Eric Heupel is a graduate student at University of Connecticut in Oceanography. He keeps a personal blog at Eclectic Echoes and Larval Images, and used to be part of The Other 95% team along with me before we closed shop. You can find Eric tweeting as @eclecticechoes. —————————————————-   A few weeks ago there . . . → Read More: Scientist in Residence: Is It Time to Relax Fishing Regulations?

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West Coast Fishermen to Adopt “Catch Shares”
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You may heard of vegetable coops, meat shares and perhaps even fish shares, now NOAA is advocating “catch shares” for western US fishermen. People can buy in to a particular cooperative harvest each season, ensuring that farmers and fishermen get a fair price for their products. Farmers often practice better farming/harvesting methods that hopefully raise . . . → Read More: West Coast Fishermen to Adopt “Catch Shares”

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