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Plummeting Price of the Bluefin Tuna – What Does This Mean for the Plight of the World’s Most Expensive Fish?
Living wild species are like a library of books still unread. Our heedless destruction of them is akin to burning the library without ever having read its books. – John Dingell […]
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Fishy Behavior: Ocean Acidification Alters the Way Fish Behave
Shellfish and their calcium carbonate shells have taken the spotlight during the ocean acidification discussion. We know that other animals in the ocean will be affected, but we’ve only just […]
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Conservation Through Technology – A New GPS Mapping Project Benefits Both the Leatherback Sea Turtle and Fishermen
Global Positioning System (GPS) technology is found on every smartphone and on millions of dashboard-mounted units across the country. It facilitates our journeys throughout our busy lives, getting us where […]
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The Plastic Plague – How Plastic Pollution Threatens Our Oceans and What We Can Do About It
“The least movement is of importance to all nature. The entire ocean is affected by a pebble.” – Blaise Pascal At this very moment, there is a plastic plague creeping […]
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The Last Urban Fishery – Herring Return to San Francisco Bay to the Delight of Fishermen and Marine Life
A stunning natural event is occurring right now in Richardson Bay, one that many had feared would never happen again. Tens of thousands of herring are spawning, releasing millions of […]
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Tobacco to the Rescue- Will this Controversial Product Help Save Two Industries?
Tobacco is earning a new status as a beneficial resource. There is a new and improved use for this product emerging, one that might even be labeled by some as […]
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Ocean Acidification Promises a Grim Future for Shellfish Unless We Take Action
The phrase “climate change” has passed through the lips of every scientist and policy maker in the nation. It is a looming cloud on the horizon that has already seeped […]
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Protecting the Brain – Omega-3s May Lead to a Treatment for Alzheimer’s Disease
If you have ever had a loved one who suffered from Alzheimer’s, you know what it is like to bear the pain alongside them. In many ways it is much […]
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New Albatross-Preservation Methods Show Collaboration is Key To Sustainable Fishing
For centuries the albatross has been a good omen for fishermen. Seeing one meant you were going to have a good haul that day. They were so revered, in fact, […]
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Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary: A Central Coast Marine Preserve to Preserve Cultural Heritage and Protect Ocean Ecosystems
For thousands of years the Chumash Tribe has held a deep and enduring connection to the sea. The waves of the central coast of California conceal ancient sacred sites and […]