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STANDARD-TIMES EDITORIAL: Let's agree on what 'overfishing' really means |
| April 19, 2011 - What does it mean when we hear that a species, Gulf of Maine cod, for example, is being "overfished"? "Overfishing is a terrible term," Johanna Thomas of EDF said, and it doesn't effectively convey the facts of the state of any given fishery. | |||
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STEVE URBON: What does it take to get fired at NOAA? |
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How is it that civil service rules magically make it next to impossible to fire people at NOAA and not at GSA? Is there a different set of rules at GSA? |
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GLOUCESTER TIMES: Fishermen's trawls would give credibility to NOAA's science |
| April 15, 2012 - The idea of having a NOAA research crew working side-by-side with a trawl led by independent fishermen is a very real chance for Lubchenco, NOAA and the New England Council to take a major step toward an assessment that would, at long last, likely carry the credibility the fishermen and fishing communities deserve. | |||
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Derrick Z. Jackson: Glamourizing the forage fish |
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April 14, 2012 - ARE WHALES wonderful? Think herring. “I’m not sure you can ever make them sexy, but if you take out the herring, you take out the whales,’’ said Ed Houde of the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science. “Charismatic marine mammals and seabirds get all the attention. But historically, we really haven’t measured the abundance of their food. Lots of these things depend on menhaden and herring for 50 to 100 percent of their diet.’’ |
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MICHAEL CONATHAN: Sensible Ocean Policy Falling Victim to Political Games |
| April 13, 2012 - Ocean issues tend to exist outside the traditional political boxing ring. They usually foster alliances based far more on geography than on party affiliation. But in recent months the escalation of rancor and polarization encompassed even the normally temperate issue of ocean policy. | |||
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HASTINGS: Time to improve the Endangered Species Act
May 18, 2012 - When the Endangered Species Act (ESA) was signed into law in 1973 by President Nixon, he spoke about the importance of preserving “the rich array of animal life with which our country has been blessed.” I believe that goal is as important today as it was back then. However, after nearly 40 years, it’s time to take a fresh, honest look at the law and consider whether there are ways it could be improved to do a better job of protecting and recovering species.
