Category Archives: fisheries

Enjoying Seafood While Knowing Too Much

Posted on May 30, 2012 by Chuck

I freely admit that I enjoy seafood.  I grew up in New England, where the American seafood industry was practically invented, and now live in North Carolina, where the confluence of cold and warm water at Cape Hatteras makes for … Continue reading →

Posted in conservation, fisheries, fisheries management, North Carolina, rhode island, seafood, Uncategorized | 3 Comments

The Case Against Dolphin-Safe Tuna

Posted on May 26, 2012 by Chuck

Here’s another shining example of a post I should have had up a week ago before life intervened.  Last week the World Trade Organization ruled that the dolphin-safe label on canned tuna unfairly discriminates against Mexican fishermen.  The debate could … Continue reading →

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Dogfish and Seals Taking a Bite out of Fisheries?

Posted on March 19, 2012 by Chuck

It should be no secret to readers of this blog or anyone familiar with fisheries at all that spiny dogfish have a pretty rotten reputation among commercial fishermen.  Quickly approaching the notoriety of dogfish are those damn dirty sea mammals, … Continue reading →

Posted in behavior, fisheries, gill nets, research blogging, spiny dogfish | 2 Comments

Atlantic Spiny Dogfish Fishery Closed

Posted on February 2, 2012 by Chuck

Chalk this up as yet another example of me missing the boat on something I should really be posting.  Earlier, I posted on the recent dramatic increase in the spiny dogfish quota, then the closure of the fishery in North … Continue reading →

Posted in conservation, fisheries, fisheries management, MSC, NOAA, spiny dogfish | 7 Comments

Interesting Times at NOAA

Posted on December 12, 2011 by Chuck

I live!  Thanksgiving break lead into one of the busiest academic times I’ve ever had.  When I was working on my Master’s, I used to think PhD Comics were hyperbole, that there was no way it could be that bad.  … Continue reading →

Posted in fisheries, fisheries management, grad school, NOAA | 2 Comments

Trawling is Not Plowing

Posted on October 13, 2011 by Chuck

This probably should have gone under the annual Southern Fried Science Week of Ocean Pseudoscience, but last week kept me busy enough to effectively prevent me from doing any writing here.  For some reason, I’ve been hearing from multiple fishermen, … Continue reading →

Posted in conservation, fisheries, fisheries management, Ocean of Pseudoscience, research blogging, wtf | 3 Comments

Harpoon Fishing is Totally Badass

Posted on August 9, 2011 by Chuck

Bycatch is a huge problem in commercial fishing operations.  The need to make trips out on the water worth the expenses of gas, gear, and work-hours means that often commercial gear is designed to capture as many fish as possible … Continue reading →

Posted in conservation, fisheries, fishing, methods, MSC | 8 Comments

Sustainable Swordfish?

Posted on April 6, 2011 by Chuck

A while ago I wrote about the attempt to get the Atlantic spiny dogfish fishery certified as sustainable.  It seems the MSC has come under fire for certifying another fishery that has a significant impact on sharks: the Canadian swordfish … Continue reading →

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Tidewater ’11 Recap

Posted on March 13, 2011 by Chuck

After a brief blogcation due to lots of travel around Spring Break (woooo!), I’m back in action.  While I was gone I attended the 25th anniversary meeting of the AFS Tidewater Chapter, which includes the AFS subunits from North Carolina, … Continue reading →

Posted in AFS, conference, ecology, fisheries, research, spiny dogfish, striped bass | 3 Comments

Fish Wars: Recreational and Commercial Fishermen Clash Over Striped Bass

Posted on January 24, 2011 by Chuck

This will be a rare non-shark post, but I think it will cover an issue that permeates throughout fisheries management regardless of which species you’re focused on (maybe not so much spiny dogfish: rec and commercial fishermen alike aren’t huge … Continue reading →

Posted in fisheries, fisheries management, gill nets, grad school, North Carolina, striped bass | 4 Comments