Category Archives: Overfishing

Listing More Species of Marine Fishes on CITES “Critical”

Posted on 3 October 2016 by Ret Talbot

Significant action for marine fishes – by CITES, FAO, the RFMOs and many other organizations – is critical and will depend on a sea change in attitudes by resource managers and policy makers, towards proactive action for their conservation and … Continue reading →

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UK Trade Association Opposes CITES Listing for Endangered Reef Fish

Posted on 23 September 2016 by Ret Talbot

The Ornamental Aquatic Trade Association (OATA), a UK entity created to “promote and protect the ornamental aquatic industry” announced its opposition to a CITES listing of the popular marine aquarium fish known as the Banggai cardinalfish (Pterapogon kauderni). The meeting of … Continue reading →

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Eating What’s Served Instead of What’s Desired: Mostly Good Advice

Posted on 13 August 2015 by Ret Talbot

When it comes to consuming seafood, the push toward eating what it is locally abundant seems a no-brainer. In terms of sustainability, local seafood has a smaller carbon footprint than imported seafood, and abundant and underutilized species (aka “trash fish”) … Continue reading →

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EcoWatch’s List of Seafood to Avoid Falls Short

Posted on 6 May 2015 by Ret Talbot

EcoWatch, the Ohio-based environmental website, posted its list of “16 Popular Seafood Choices You Should Avoid Eating” today. Unfortunately, these types of posts are generally little more than regurgitated information that gloss over the details in an effort to generate online … Continue reading →

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Feds Recommend Increase in Gulf of Mexico Red Snapper Quota

Posted on 3 March 2015 by Ret Talbot

This afternoon, the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council moved to set the controversial total red snapper quota equal to the acceptable biological catch (ABC)* of 14.30 million pounds (mp) for 2015. This quota would represent an increase of 3.3 mp … Continue reading →

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“Buy the Change” – Seafood Consumption Advice for 2015 from Maryn McKenna

Posted on 17 January 2015 by Ret Talbot

  Maryn McKenna of National Geographic’s “The Plate” served up her New Year’s resolutions in a 2 January blog post titled “Buy the Change You Want to See in the World.” Generally speaking, I agree whole-heartedly with McKenna that taking action on … Continue reading →

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First Bluefin of 2015 Sells for Bargain Price of $37,500

Posted on 5 January 2015 by Ret Talbot

The first bluefin tuna of 2015 sold at auction Saturday at the famous Tokyo Metropolitan Central Wholesale Market (Tsukiji Market) for $37,500–a precipitous drop from 2013’s record-breaking $1.76 million and nearly half the price of last year’s fish. The buyer … Continue reading →

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Why Giving away Dogfish at the Food Pantry May be a Bad Idea

Posted on 8 December 2014 by Ret Talbot

If you visited the Falmouth Service Center’s food pantry last week, you may have been offered a fillet of spiny dogfish (Squalus acanthias). Brenda Swain, the service center’s director, says they have “been working really hard on nutrition,” and she’s thrilled … Continue reading →

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Assessing Cause and Effect with Data in Hawaii’s Aquarium Fishery

Posted on 7 November 2014 by Ret Talbot

Yesterday I reported on the 2015 commercial northern shrimp fishery moratorium in New England, an event where ocean warming, rather than poor fishery management, is likely responsible for fishery collapse. Today, I want to take a look at Hawaii, where anti-aquarium fishery … Continue reading →

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2015 Commercial Northern Shrimp Fishery Moratorium Announced

Posted on 6 November 2014 by Ret Talbot

The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) has for the second year in a row issued a moratorium on the commercial northern shrimp (Pandalus borealis) fishery. The decision was made Wednesday in Portland, and it’s one that will no doubt hurt … Continue reading →

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