DON’T PANIC: Sustainable seafood and the American outlaw
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By , on December 29th, 2010 39 comments   Fishing   , , , ,  

Time: 9 PM, after a long day in the lab. Place: Lucha Libre Taco Shop Internal Monologue: Bad Miriam: “If I do not have a Surf ‘n’ Turf burrito I will surely perish!” Good Miriam: “No! Shrimp is bad! You know shrimp is bad! You are a goddamn marine biologist!” Bad Miriam: “But it is . . . → Read More: DON’T PANIC: Sustainable seafood and the American outlaw

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Curiouser and Curiouser
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By , on October 25th, 2010 Leave a comment   Ecology, Fish, Fishing, Opinion & Editorial, Scientist!   , , , , , ,  

This is a special report Jarrett Byrnes, a marine ecologist at University California, Santa Barbara and blogger at I’m a Chordata, Urochordata. ————————————– Something new out there is rather curious. About a year and a half ago, National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis (NCEAS) postdoc Jai Ranganathan decided he had an opportunity. Some . . . → Read More: Curiouser and Curiouser

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There Is No Marine Biodiversity Crisis…
There Is No Marine Biodiversity Crisis… avatar

By , on September 23rd, 2009 2 comments   Carnivals & Link Love, Conservation & Environment, Organisms   , , , , , , , , , , ,  

…because it has already happened. During a conference this summer, I heard Jeremy Jackson give talk. He highlighted the severely degraded state, as measured by just about any metric, of Caribbean reefs. Observe one of his talks or take a quick read of his papers and you will find yourself in the fetal position crying. . . . → Read More: There Is No Marine Biodiversity Crisis…

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West Coast Fishermen to Adopt “Catch Shares”
West Coast Fishermen to Adopt “Catch Shares” avatar

By , on September 6th, 2009 7 comments   Conservation & Environment, Fish   , , , , , , , , , ,  

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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