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…
View More Scientist in Residence: Is It Time to Relax Fishing Regulations?Tag: fishing
Some Aussie fish I have known
In honour of a current visit to the ancestral homeland (Australia), I thought I’d share some fish species Aussies (from the southern states at least)…
View More Some Aussie fish I have knownHypocrites
Sure we’ll protect deep-sea fishes…uuhhh we changed our mind The meeting of the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization, which concluded today, left conservation organizations disappointed with…
View More HypocritesOur Impacts on the Deep
I could write about a detailed account of a new study in PLoS One. I could discuss how the researchers imported information on the spatial…
View More Our Impacts on the DeepDeep sea fishing is ‘oceanocide’
Claire Nouvian, author of The Deep, provides a blunt and passionate discussion of why deep-sea fishing is very, very bad over at CNN. In blatant…
View More Deep sea fishing is ‘oceanocide’RIP Captain Phil
It is with great sadness that we report the death of Captain Phil of the F/V Cornelia Marie. He suffered a massive stroke a week…
View More RIP Captain PhilTaking Fish and Leaving Trash
Monofilament fishing line is not what you expect to see on the deep ocean floor. What would your response be if I told that enough…
View More Taking Fish and Leaving TrashKnot Wednesday: Half-Blood Knot
This is useful angling knot to attach a line to hook, lure, or swivel. The half-blood prince knot is a basic and multipurpose knot you…
View More Knot Wednesday: Half-Blood KnotGreenpeace Intercepts Tuna Trawler – Doin’ it Right
In the how to achieve conservation goals and police international waters within the bounds of international law and without harming the life of a ship’s…
View More Greenpeace Intercepts Tuna Trawler – Doin’ it RightWest Coast Fishermen to Adopt “Catch Shares”
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…
View More West Coast Fishermen to Adopt “Catch Shares”