Posted by Kate Wing in Reviving the World's Oceans
On Switchboard, that is. After eight great years at NRDC, I will be heading out into the wild world of consulting as of Friday. There are so many things I've been meaning to blog about, from my trip to the...
Posted by Kate Wing in Reviving the World's Oceans
There are fads that come and go -- plastic jelly bracelets, shoulder pads, diatom arranging -- and then there are those that float around for years. Decades, even. In the case of FADs, or "fish aggregating devices," we're talking...
Posted by Kate Wing in Reviving the World's Oceans
If you happen to be in Europe next week, why not stop by Brussels on May 16th and participate in a conversation between folks in the EU and the US working on marine protected areas, aka MPAs. It's not that...
Posted by Kate Wing in Reviving the World's Oceans
The Secretary of Commerce has now officially declared the west coast salmon fishery a "disaster" and a "failure." These dire words have a legal meaning; their utterance opens the door for disaster relief money. Ever since fishery managers made the...
Posted by Kate Wing in Reviving the World's Oceans
It started raining in San Rafael around 5:30 pm last night, right around rush hour, and the 250 people who'd shown up to talk about marine protected areas were getting antsy. They'd been there since 9 am, wearing shirts and...
Posted by Kate Wing in Reviving the World's Oceans
I'm always excited to see new papers from George Sugihara's lab, because his group of researchers is applying new math to old problems. Since you can't count all the fish in the sea, regulators rely on estimates produced by stock...
Posted by Kate Wing in Reviving the World's Oceans
We at NRDC have a long history of worrying about the sound in the sea. When your life's aquatic, your ability to detect vibrations can mean life or death or lunch. You might even want to make some joyful noise...
Posted by Kate Wing in Reviving the World's Oceans
Casual games are all the rage these days, what with Freerice racking up billions of grains. They even have some that make you happy and more confident. But what if you just want to pretend to be a tuna?...
Posted by Kate Wing in Reviving the World's Oceans
I usually count on the boys at Zooillogix to post the best news of new creatures first, but I'm disappointed they left out the sea pigs and eelpout in their post on the Tangaroa voyage. Giant starfish and jellyfish? Cool,...
Posted by Kate Wing in Reviving the World's Oceans
The idea of a diverse portfolio is a common theme in financial discussions. If you happen to have any money these days, the experts would tell you to spread it around to maximize your returns and reduce your risk....
Posted by Kate Wing in Reviving the World's Oceans
Yesterday, I had the pleasure of seeing "Deep Sea 3D" in its full 3-D IMAX glory. The opening shot is a glowing school of moon jellies floating towards you, and we all reached up our hands to touch the softly,...
Posted by Kate Wing in Reviving the World's Oceans
Let’s face it – those of us who work on, around, and in the sea are lucky people. We find the minute extraordinary and marvel at the fantastic every day. We have 2/3 of the planet as our playground....
Posted by Kate Wing in Reviving the World's Oceans
Mr. Wetzler threw me a bone (or a tentacle as it were) in his post on the recent NYT OpEd by Taras Grescoe. Jennifer's also blogging it at Shifting Baselines -- with some good comments to boot -- so I...
Posted by Kate Wing in Reviving the World's Oceans
The West Coast is continuing its George Romero tribute festival with four straight years of Dead Zones. The Dead Zone in the Gulf of Mexico is perhaps the most famous of the Dead Zones. In the Gulf, nutrients flowing down...
Posted by Kate Wing in Reviving the World's Oceans
Polish up your dive kit and book a flight to Kiribati, which just created the world's largest marine protected area. This expands the large area designated in the Phoenix Islands in 2006. At more than 164,000 square miles it's...
