“…in the final analysis, the thing we really need to fix is ourselves. It’s not about the fish; it’s not about the pollution; it’s not about the climate…
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Tag: Overfishing
Whale shark slaughterhouse exposed in China
Conservation NGO WildLifeRisk has put out a press release describing a slaughterhouse for sharks in China’s Zhejiang province. Shark processing is nothing new, and can…
View More Whale shark slaughterhouse exposed in ChinaAn overfishing story told by bird collagen
Meet The Hawaiian Petrel (or ʻUaʻu or Pterodroma sandwichensis) a bird species endemic to the Hawaiian Islands but with an appetite causing it to dine on…
View More An overfishing story told by bird collagenJiro Dreams of Sushi, and so do I
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…
View More Jiro Dreams of Sushi, and so do ITGIF: The Story of Sushi
For your Friday viewing pleasure, I bring you the “Story of Sushi” – this video is kind of like Thomas the Tank Engine (the PBS…
View More TGIF: The Story of SushiTGIF – Overfishing Rap
Al might be keeping it classy on TGIF with some wonderful underwater footage, but here in New Hampshire, I’m stuck in an empty office revising…
View More TGIF – Overfishing RapReforming “17th Century Ideas of Marine Exploitation”
Recently discovered a fabulous new marine tweep, the British Oceanographic Data Centre {follow @BODC on twitter} (a national facility for preserving and distributing oceanographic and…
View More Reforming “17th Century Ideas of Marine Exploitation”From the Editor’s Desk: The Giant Squid Can Be A Panda For The Ocean
How many of you see a panda and automatically think of conservation and the World Wildlife Fund? The well-known panda logo was designed by the…
View More From the Editor’s Desk: The Giant Squid Can Be A Panda For The OceanScientist in Residence: Is It Time to Relax Fishing Regulations?
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?Wild Oysters Functionally Extinct?
Add this to your growing list of Earth going to hell Enjoy your shucking while it lasts. Wild oysters are now “functionally extinct” in many…
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