That ever-reliable settler of internet arguments, Wikipedia, defines ecosystem-based management as “an environmental management approach that recognizes the full array of interactions within an ecosystem.” At heart, this type of management is supposed to keep all the cogs of an ecosystem moving so we can…
Well, that was an entirely unintentional month off. Apologies to those checking for regular updates (especially since I hinted they would be coming in the last post… on October 18th). I won’t dodge the issue: I’ve officially hit the rough part of being a grad…
Yes, it’s been a while and yes, I do have more Summer of the Shark updates (and yes, this “summer project” has gotten pretty far into autumn). To get back into the swing of things, here’s a quick post on an interesting sighting I made…
One of the cooler trends in marine science has been the revelation that advanced social and learning behavior are pretty widespread among marine animals, and not just the domain of marine mammals. Stereotypically, whales and dolphins are considered the big-brained residents of the ocean, able…
In fisheries and marine science you have days that, by any objective standard, should be an amazing day in the field. You get a ton of samples, the gear (mostly) works as planned, you find out some interesting stuff, and overall have a lot of…
After nearly two years of assessments and public comment, the U.S. Atlantic spiny dogfish fishery has officially been certified as Sustainable by the Marine Stewardship Council. This makes it the second shark or ray fishery ever to get MSC certification, and is the first multi-gear,…
Before I duck into my annual review of Shark Week, I have a confession to make: I didn’t manage to see all of Shark Week this year. In my defense, it was because I was participating in an entirely different kind of Shark Week in…
Now that I’ve gotten your attention with that cringeworthy pun in the title, I’d like to put up a quick post on my overall thoughts on AES 2012 and the host city. This took a couple days due to a cancelled flight in Philadelphia and…
The last day of AES talks wrapped up today. It’s always a little melancholy to see this conference end, but one must get back to real life sometime. Here are the highlights from Day 4.
Lots of cool talks today as this conference continues to be very good at keeping me busy. Check below the jump for the rundown on what I found interesting.