Don’t like anchovies? Better learn to.
Dr. Villy Christensen is making a splash here at the Annual Meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science with a new report documenting a major shift in the world’s fish populations over the course of the past century – a two-thirds decline in the amount of large, predatory fish in the ocean and a corresponding doubling of small fish. As a possible solution, Christensen suggests (among other things) “eating through the food chain” rather than fishing our way down it. That means putting fish like herring, sardines, and anchovies onto our plates rather than into the mouths of farmed salmon. If the current trend continues, Christensen said they may be about all that’s left in 2050. Personally, I’ve never been a big anchovy fan. More of a cod, salmon, tuna kind of girl. Guess I’ll have to work on that.
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Cape and Islands the last piece in statewide no discharge zone
The Massachusetts Office of Energy and Environmental affairs has announced that it’s nominating the waters south of Cape Cod and around Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket a ‘no discharge zone’ – meaning that the thousands of commercial and recreational boats that … Read More
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- Ocean acidification and the explosion of hockey sticks
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State of the Ocean: Climate change driving oceanic mass extinction
If you thought my State of the Oceans report was scary, get this: An international panel of ocean experts known as the International Programme on the State of the Ocean has released a new report that says human activities are … Read More
- The State of the Oceans 2011
- The impact of industrial fishing? See for yourself.
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Heather Goldstone