At first glance, a sawfish appears otherworldly, lifted from the pages of a Dr. Seuss book. One fish, two fish, blue fish, sawfish…there was a…
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Shark finning: a response to Kim Bosco Mo
Kim Bosco Mo has a piece in Huff Po Canada today on whether banning shark fin soup is an equitable way to protect sharks. I…
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Most folks I know aren’t shy about crunching into a nice red American lobster and dipping that white flaky meat in some molten butter, and…
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You might have guessed by now that I’m a *bit* obsessed with sushi. When I visited Japan for the first (and second) time, I bolted…
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The post title was exclaimed by French oceanographer Philippe Cury upon hearing the news that a tiny non-profit organization won a major battle with a…
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Last week the Joint Ocean Commission Initiative (JOCI) released its 2012 U.S. Ocean Policy Report Card (PDF). JOCI is a bipartisan, collaborative group “to encourage…
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There’s nothing like a terrifying headline to point out how differently scientists and the public see the world. On Monday, a new study in the…
View More Detectable but not hazardous: radioactive marine life of FukushimaAre humans and reefs sharks mutually exclusive?
A paper by Marc Nadon and colleagues from U. Hawaii and U Miami RSMAS has been getting a good bit of press lately (see here…
View More Are humans and reefs sharks mutually exclusive?Finding Endangered Life on eBay
eBay’s history is dotted with carcasses of endangered and vulnerable species. In 2000, the Sea Turtle Conservancy announced that a large selection of illegal hawksbill…
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I only eat anchovies with Caesar salad, and am rather fond of the tiny fish that add a bit of strong flavor to the romaine…
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