Between the known and the unknown there are doors.
A link node for global warming.
Feb
23
Population clock for the United States and the world.
Feb
23
In our modern society we tend to be put under stressful conditions. The origin of that stress can come from many different sources – from one source at a time or several. It can be our jobs, family, the environment or many other things. These conditions can affect just one individual at a time or an entire population. In the end it really does not matter because as individuals or populations we all react much in the same way to stress. A key factor in that induces stress in populations is over crowding. Read the rest of this entry »
Feb
23
Fish constitute nearly half (18,818) of all the animals with a spine on the planet.
Feb
20
In light of the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council’s recently proposed changes to red snapper fishing regulations in the Gulf, I thought it would be timely to talk about fishing effort limitation options. Read the rest of this entry »
Feb
20
Commercial salmon fishing licenses in Alaska are a commodity and if you have one it can be sold, leased or traded to the highest bidder.
Feb
18
You can find commercial fisheries landings data for the United States on this site.
http://www.st.nmfs.gov/st1/commercial/landings/annual_landings.html
Feb
18
We have all heard of a line being drawn in the sand but who ever heard of a line in the Gulf? But, there really is such a thing. When I first moved to the Gulf Coast a friend told me it was a good idea to buy waterfront property. I asked him why? He said, “Because they are not making any more”. Well, it seems that our government was listening because on March 10, 1983 president Ronald Regan signed Executive Order 5030, setting up the “Exclusive Economic Zone of the United States of America”. This zone is called the EEZ and is probably the last and greatest land-grab the world will ever know. Read the rest of this entry »