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Category Archives: Southeast Fisheries
Saving Grand Cayman’s Killer Pillar
I recently published a story about coral disease in Yale Environment 360, and I’ve had a lot of follow-up through social media. One of the top questions/comments I’ve received concerns Killer Pillar, a Grand Cayman dive site mentioned in the … Continue reading
As Disease Ravages Coral Reefs, Scientists Scramble for Solutions (Excerpt from Yale E360)
The following is an excerpt of my article on climate disease fromYale Environment 360. Click “CONTINUE” at the end of the excerpts to read the full article at https://e360.yale.edu. In September 2014, William Precht received an alarming phone call. “I’m … Continue reading
Posted in coral, Developing Nations, Forida, Global Climate Change, Hawaii, Indo-Pacific
Tagged coral disease, coral reefs, florida reef tract, yale e360
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USGS Confirms 36th Non-Native Marine Fish Species Found in Florida
Today the the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) announced a West Pacific Ocean fish species commonly known as the blotched foxface rabbitfish (Siganus unimaculatus) was successfully captured off Dania Beach, Florida. According to the USGS, this is the first record of the species … Continue reading
Posted in Forida, Invasive Species, Ornamental Fisheries, Southeast Fisheries, Uncategorized
Tagged aquarium trade, blotched foxface rabbitfish, Florida, invasive marine fish, Lad Akins, non-native species, Pam Schofield, Reef Environmental Education Foundation, Siganus unimaculatus, USGS
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Advocacy Groups May Sue over Queen Conch ESA Decision
Two advocacy groups notified the National Marine Fisheries Service today that they intended to litigate the agency’s decision to not list the queen conch (Strombus gigas) under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). Calling the agency’s review of the species, “a … Continue reading
Feds Recommend Increase in Gulf of Mexico Red Snapper Quota
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
First Report (and Removal) of Non-Native Surgeonfish Species in Florida
In a press release yesterday, the Reef Environmental Education Foundation (REEF) reported the first record of the non-native marine fish species Acanthurus pyroferus (commonly called the chocolate surgeonfish or the mimic lemon peel surgeonfish) in Florida waters. According to the release, the fish was first … Continue reading
Posted in Forida, Invasive Species, Ornamental Fisheries, Southeast Fisheries
Tagged Acanthurus pyroferus, Andy Dehart, Deb Devers, exotic fish and wildlife program, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, invasive species, Kristen Sommers, Lad Akins, lionfish, Lureen Ferretti, non-native species, REEF, Reef Environmental Education Foundation, Ripley’s Aquarium of Canada
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Marine Policy Paper Sheds New Light on Ecological Risks of the Aquarium Hobby
A new paper in the journal Marine Policy (“The 800-Pound Grouper in the Room: Asymptotic Body Size and Invasiveness of Marine Aquarium Fishes,” Holmberg et al.) is critical of the aquarium trade practice of selling fishes unsuitable for most home … Continue reading
Posted in Forida, Invasive Species, Ornamental Fisheries, Southeast Fisheries
Tagged Andrew L. Rhyne, CORAL Magazine, Elizabeth Futoma, invasive species, James A. Morris, Les Kaufman, marine aquarium trade, marine policy, Michael F. Tlusty, Nonindiginous Species, Reef to Rainforest, Robert J. Holmberg, Tankbusters
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The Big Picture – Freedom, Collaboration and Vigilance in the Name of Conservation
It’s high time that we recognize that our freedom and our biodiversity are linked together. We cannot have an abundance of the former without an abundance of the latter. – H. Bruce Rinker Dr. H. Bruce Rinker’s most recent offering in … Continue reading
BANNED! [Excerpt from CORAL Magazine]
For your weekend reading enjoyment, CORAL Magazine has made one of my articles from the July/August 2014 print issue on Florida’s new lionfish import ban available for free online. After many months of fact-finding and testimony, the seven Florida Fish and … Continue reading
The Trouble with Trash Fish – Building Markets
“We have an idea what we might get, but we won’t know for sure until the day of the event,” said chef Stephen Phelps in an article published Wednesday in the Herald-Tribune. He was talking about the fish that will be … Continue reading
Posted in Chef's Collaborative, Forida, Groundfishing, Gulf of Maine Research Institute (GMRI), Human Health, Invasive Species, Mercury, Overfishing, Southeast Fisheries
Tagged dogfish, Gulf Wild, herald-tribune, jason delacruz, lionfish, monkfish, pink salmon, stephen phelps, trash fish, trash fish dinner sarasota
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