Category Archives: fisheries

Highs and Lows from the ICCAT

Posted on November 28, 2010 by Chuck

Hope everyone had a pleasant Thanksgiving.  I’m officially back in action, though a little bit pudgier. Previously I (and several marine bloggers) have written about the sad state of the Mediterranean tuna fishery.  Since then the ICCAT has met to … Continue reading →

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Somniosus microcephalinkus

Posted on November 24, 2010 by Chuck

As cold weather sets in and everyone gets ready for the holidays, I figured a cold water shark would be appropriate for today’s link pun.  Due to Thanksgiving’s rapid approach and a visit from The Hot Girlfriend, I’ll be eschewing … Continue reading →

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Mediterranean Tuna Fisheries: a Wretched Hive of Scum and Villainy

Posted on November 9, 2010 by Chuck

A series of articles started over at the Center for Public Integrity are shedding light on just how chaotic and lawless the bluefin tuna fishery in the Mediterranean Sea has become.  Though nominally managed through the International Commission for the … Continue reading →

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Sustainable Canadian Dogfish

Posted on October 29, 2010 by Chuck

This week the Vancouver Sun has been running a series of articles on shark fisheries and conservation (found via Underwater Times).  There’s a lot of good stuff there, and just about all of it is actually very positive and pro-shark, … Continue reading →

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Save the Herring!

Posted on October 26, 2010 by Chuck

Not too long ago the ol’ sister-ship blog posted about the growing Save the Krill movement, which aims to turn at least some conservation resources towards a species that occupies a more basal position in the marine food web.  This … Continue reading →

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Will Dogfish Actually be Sustainable?

Posted on September 4, 2010 by Chuck

A little while ago the story broke that the spiny dogfish fishery is petitioning the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) for sustainability certification.  This came less than two months after NMFS declared the US Atlantic spiny dogfish stock officially recovered.  This … Continue reading →

Posted in conservation, fisheries, fisheries management, MSC, spiny dogfish | 4 Comments

Marine Rewilding?

Posted on June 21, 2010 by Chuck

It’s amazing what you’ll catch in the letters to the editor sometimes.  In the latest issue of Fisheries Magazine is a classic back-and-forth editorial origination from an article by researcher John. C. Briggs.  At first my interest was piqued simply … Continue reading →

Posted in ecology, fisheries, fisheries management, research blogging | 5 Comments

Thoughts on North Carolina’s Gill Net Issues

Posted on May 23, 2010 by Chuck

It’s been a hot topic in this state for a while that gill nets are both important to the commercial fishing industry and highly controversial.  I personally know a couple people involved in this debate, and have been following it … Continue reading →

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Dogfish Diets and the Influence of Holden

Posted on May 15, 2010 by Chuck

I can never get enough of this picture.  Photo by Andy Murch. As always, I have spiny dogfish and what they’re eating on the brain, and the Menhaden of History post over at Southern Fried Science and Kevin Z’s challenge … Continue reading →

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How the Oil Spill Affects Fisheries

Posted on May 10, 2010 by Chuck

Kevin Z over at Deep Sea News has an interview with fisheries biologist Dave Kersetter that explains how the oil spill in the Gulf may affect (and is already affecting) the area’s fisheries.  This should be required reading for anyone … Continue reading →

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