Disclaimer: This review may not appropriate for all audiences. Certainly not anyone that is sensitive to violence against dolphins. If you think you may be too uncomfortable with this type of content, please do not read any further. ———————————- A week ago I was approached by the PR department that filmed The Cove, an . . . → Read More: The Cove
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By Kevin Zelnio, on  March 16th, 2010  3 comments  Conservation & Environment, Industry & Government  Best of Zelnio, Dolphin, Environmental Documentary, Flipper, Japan, mercury, poisoning, Ric O'Barry, Taiji, The Cove By Dr. M, on August 20th, 2009 3 comments Conservation & Environment, Environmental Sciences, Industry & Government, New Research bioaccumulation, fish, mercury, methylmercury, open ocean, pelagic Figure 2 from Choy et al. 2009. Log-transformed mean THg concentrations (μg/kg) at the mean log(mass) of 4.24 or approximately 17.4 kg plotted as a function of median depth of occurrence for 9 species of pelagic fishes. Mercury is distributed across the earth whether it is in the atmosphere, biosphere, or geosphere. In the marine . . . → Read More: More Mercury Deeper
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 Peter Etnoyer, on September 6th, 2008 One comment Conservation & Environment activism, canned tuna, Environmental Sciences, mercury, seafood Shrimp fisherman and environmental activist Diane Wilson gave a talk today at the Harte Research Institute. Diane’s best known for sinking her own shrimp boat in protest of toxic discharge from a Formosa Plastic industrial plant, but she’s taken on Union Carbide and others like a One Woman Army. . . . → Read More: Mercury rising
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