Whale sharks (in Vietnamese: Ca Ong, literally “Sir Fish”), have been in the headlines quite a bit lately. Here’s a roundup: WA WS, OK? A…
View More Sir Fish grabbing headlines, but it’s not all goodCategory: Conservation & Environment
Hot air and #epicFAILs for Ocean Conservation
The present dialogue on marine conservation is failing our oceans. It isn’t just a science/public communication fail – missteps are happening in a variety of…
View More Hot air and #epicFAILs for Ocean ConservationHow did Gulf of Maine cod suddenly go from “recovering” to “overfished”?
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…
View More How did Gulf of Maine cod suddenly go from “recovering” to “overfished”?For sale?: one reef, well-loved
I think it’s fair to say that when most folks think about conservation, or biology in general, money is not the first thing that pops…
View More For sale?: one reef, well-lovedFor Want Of A Shark…
Causal relationships can be fiendishly tricky. Spend an hour watching any of Star Trek Voyager’s time travel episodes and you begin to understand why the…
View More For Want Of A Shark…Jane Lubchenco’s message to scientists
My second week at UC Davis, and I’ve already met Jane Lubchenco. Last night the NOAA administrator gave a public lecture to a packed auditorium…
View More Jane Lubchenco’s message to scientistsThe Biodiverse Universe
Last thursday I was a guest on Dr. Kiki’s Science Hour talking about communicating biodiversity (interview starts at 8 minutes in). It was response to…
View More The Biodiverse UniverseRed sea sharks at risk from political upheaval, but to what degree?
The Arab Spring has been on of the most amazing social movements of this generation; the images of brave citizens fighting for democracy (and unfortunately…
View More Red sea sharks at risk from political upheaval, but to what degree?FEATURED POST: A (fetid) river runs through it, the Brooklyn edition
There’s nothing quite like the excitement of moving to a new city and getting your first apartment, and for me as for so many others,…
View More FEATURED POST: A (fetid) river runs through it, the Brooklyn editionScuba Diver Discovers Airplane and Haven for Lionfish
Randy Jordan, owner of Emerald Charters in Jupiter, Florida, discovered quite a treasure on a recent dive. “We get down to the bottom and I see some…
View More Scuba Diver Discovers Airplane and Haven for Lionfish