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Overfishing 101: Dissecting Sectors
Six months ago, I wrote about the historic reforms to New England’s important groundfish fisheries, which target bottom-dwelling species such as cod and flounder that have fed New Englanders for...
View ArticleThe Bottom Line: How Investing in Our Fisheries Pays Off
Sometimes, an idea comes forward in Washington that actually brings together people who normally disagree. The Fisheries Investment and Regulatory Relief Act (FIRRA) of 2012 does that and more. This...
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Trust Me, I’m a Local Fisherman
Maine fishermen haul in a catch of herring. (Photo by B. Anthony Stewart) The race for the moral high ground in sustainable fishing is heating up here in the US. Things started getting hot back in...
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Celebrate Watermen during National Seafood Month
Working Waterfront in Bass Harbor, Maine. Photo: Barton Seaver Walking the aisles of my local grocery store I was struck by the seasonal expression of the products featured. Not seasonal as in all of...
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A First Look at the Daily Life of an Atitlan Fisherman
National Geographic Young Explorer Grantee Sarah Calhoun is learning about the lives of local fishermen, hoping to develop a system to monitor the fishery of Lake Atitlan in Guatemala and help improve...
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Adaptability 1–Detailed Itinerary 0
There are 24 fishermen in the town of Santa Cruz La Laguna. I was pleased that five of these men took time out of their busy lives to share their thoughts about the state of the Atitlan fishery. (Photo...
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Listen to Your Elders: Wisdom from Papa Joe, Barbuda’s Oldest Fisherman
This past weekend I spent an afternoon with Barbudan fisherman Josiah “Papa Joe” Deazle and his family. 82 years old, still fishing, lucid, and so wise. I interviewed him as part of the Waitt...
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Fair Fish: San Francisco Fishermen Shake Up the Docks With Community Model
By Ed Backus Northern California’s salmon season is in full swing and on San Francisco’s Pier 45, a two-year-old fishermen’s cooperative, the San Francisco Community Fishing Association, is upending a...
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I’ll Have the Gulf Red Snapper, Please
Gulf red snapper. Photo courtesy of Environmental Defense Fund. By Timothy Fitzgerald I’m thrilled to report that Gulf of Mexico red snapper got a little less “red” today. That’s because our partners...
View ArticleSneaky Sea Lion Snatches Fish From Fisherman’s Hands
It may sound like a horror movie—some large creature leaps out of the ocean, snatching a fish right from your fingers—but for one sneaky sea lion, this scenario just means lunch. In a recent YouTube...
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Mobile Apps: A Path Back to Traditional Fishing Knowledge
Fishing boats anchored at shore in the afternoon sun in Gizo, Solomon Islands. Photograph courtesy Tim Welch/Point 97. By Tim Welch In the Solomon Islands, the older fishermen are impressive in their...
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Text Message Saves Trapped Whale Shark
A whale shark pokes around under a fishing platform off the Indonesian coast. Photograph by Steve Jones, Stocktrek Images/Corbis. The world’s largest fish species was the surprise catch of the day for...
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Streamers: A Win-Win for Seabirds and Fishermen
Short-tailed albatross. (Photograph courtesy Dr. Yuri Artukhin/WWF) By Nicole Perman Until recently, it seemed as though the short-tailed albatross would not be able to escape extinction. These...
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Healthy Seas and Healthy Communities: The People of Honduras’ Mesoamerican Reef
This article is brought to you by the International League of Conservation Photographers (iLCP) and features the work of our Fellows on iLCP projects and expeditions. Read our other articles on the...
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Oysters in the Chesapeake Bay: When Partnerships Work
A Kellum Seafood boat delivers crushed concrete to the site of an oyster sanctuary on Virginia’s Piankatank River. Over a three-week period, Kellum Seafood distributed concrete onto the 21-acre site....
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Is Your Salmon Small Because of Hungry Cavemen?
Stone Age hunters didn’t need to tell fish tales—the fish they caught really were whoppers, according to a new study. Remains of prehistoric fish dinners from caves in northern Spain suggest that...
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Obama Gives Bristol Bay Fishermen A Great Christmas Present!
By Carl Safina and Elizabeth Brown Last month, President Obama used his executive power to protect Alaska’s Bristol Bay from future oil and gas drilling. Bristol Bay is a 52,000 square mile area...
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Blue Halo Barbuda: Using the Ocean Without Using it Up
Families enjoying a weekend day at the beach. (Photo: Ayana. Click on this and all images to enlarge.) As is easy to do, I have fallen in love with Barbuda. It’s magical. The community, the beaches,...
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I’ll Have the Gulf Red Snapper, Please
Gulf red snapper. Photo courtesy of Environmental Defense Fund. By Timothy Fitzgerald I’m thrilled to report that Gulf of Mexico red snapper got a little less “red” today. That’s because our partners...
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Mobile Apps: A Path Back to Traditional Fishing Knowledge
Fishing boats anchored at shore in the afternoon sun in Gizo, Solomon Islands. Photograph courtesy Tim Welch/Point 97. By Tim Welch In the Solomon Islands, the older fishermen are impressive in their...
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