We have recently deviated from the usual diet of fisheries-related themes, but our recent report on fracking received more momentum than expected. In return, we gained the attention of a licensed geologist. Here we share his forward projections about the fracking issue. A geologist’s thoughts on fracking Simon Kline, Licensed Geologist in the State of North Carolina…
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JAWS Returns: Signs of recovery in well-managed shark populations
Humans have done far more damage to great white shark populations than they have done to us. (Credit: Tobey Curtis) Sharks and their relatives, the skates and rays, have become poster children for the ‘global overfishing crisis’. Largely due to increasing demand for high-priced shark fin soup in Asia, shark populations worldwide have…
Modeling Gig Over Spring Break!
Folks…we have our first Guest Author! Below you will find an account of an Undergraduate Student’s all expense paid trip to the Florida Keys to model for Spring Break. PARTY TIME!!! While I have not lied, I have misled. The student attended a high level fish population modeling course called the Marine Resources Population Dynamics Workshop at…
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