Reversal of Fortune
Overloaded with nutrients from fertilizer, animal waste, and sewage, parts of the sea have become oxygen-deprived dead zones. But the same force appears to be driving at least one fishery’s dramatic...
View ArticleTaming the Blue Frontier
Ten thousand years ago, humans made the shift on land from hunting and gathering to farming. Now the same transformation is taking place at sea. This time, can we get it right? By Sarah Simpson.
View ArticleIt’s a Fish-Eat-Fish World
Fish-feed substitutes can keep aquaculture from depleting oceans
View ArticleFish Here
Marine reserves have proven effective in bolstering fish populations, but implementing them is often difficult. Despite dire warnings about fisheries nearing collapse, less than one percent of the...
View ArticleListening in on 100 Million Fish
Doppler radar for fish could revolutionize ocean monitoring
View ArticleThe Oiliest Catch
Menhaden are modest little fish so rich in oil that they're sometimes called the soybean of the sea. But scooping them up to fuel the omega-3 fish oil craze could pull the rug out from under the entire...
View ArticleHow desperation, iPads, and real-time data revived a fishery
When The Nature Conservancy, the nation’s largest environmental group, came into Morro Bay, California, in 2006 and bought out all the fishing rights—effectively closing millions of acres of marine...
View ArticleNations Have Carved Up the Ocean. Now What?
The US has laid claim to billions of acres of coastal seas, but that vast area produces very little seafood for Americans. Therein lies a dilemma: should the U.S. cultivate giant offshore fish farms in...
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