When you are right in the middle of something it is sometimes pretty hard to see where you are going – global warming is much the same. We have all been hearing about the polar ice caps melting, vanishing glaciers and the sea level rising, but what will it be like to live in this new world without ice? Read the rest of this entry »
Feb
28
The lions are never far from the zebras. If you want to locate an animal that preys on other species study the species it preys on.
Feb
27
The sturgeon is one of the oldest bony fishes in existence. The fossil record shows that it has been around for 175 million years. It bones are made of primarily of cartilage similar to a shark’s. There are various species of sturgeon live in Europe, Asia and North America. Seven species of sturgeon have been reported in North America and two are found in on the west coast – green sturgeon (Acipenser medirostris) and white sturgeon (Acipenser transmontanus). Read the rest of this entry »
Feb
26
At the current level of sea level increase how long will it take before your home is flooded?
Feb
26
If the sea level rose 30 feet 25% of the U.S. population would be directly affected.
Feb
25
Most of us think of energy as electricity from a plug or gasoline from our favorite station. These forms of energy run our tools, toys and keep our homes at a temperature that we like. For fish and all other living things, energy takes the form of food or direct conversion of sunlight. These forms of energy come from only one place and that’s the sun, directly or indirectly. Read the rest of this entry »
Feb
25
The energy we receive from the fish we catch has been on the decline for the last 25 years.
Feb
24
For those of us who are not fluent in several languages or do not have multiple dictionaries this is a great resource.