This is the second the series˜Our Changing Times”. It is about how we are starting to alter our way of living in response to global climate change.
Last time we talked about institutions changing in response to global warming. There is more to it that just corporate paradigm shifts. Changes are taking place at the local level predicated on how we live our lives. An example of this grass-roots type of change is in how we get ourselves from one place to another.
Jul
31
Jul
25
This is the start of a series called ˜Our Changing Times”. It will be about how we are starting to alter our way of living in response to global climate change. Whether we are born with it, or we learn as we grow in the profession, scientists tend to be good observers of what is going on around them. They look for trends in their data and project that into theories with associated mechanisms. Read the rest of this entry »
Jul
17
This is the last in the “Fisheries in Transition” series.
We have been looking at several fisheries over the last few weeks in an effort to see where they are going. Their prognosis was not as bright as some may have wanted. Since the Gulf of Mexico is only one part of a much larger planetary resource if might be helpful to look at the big picture to put ourselves in context.
Jul
11
In light of the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council’s recent changes to red snapper fishing regulations in the Gulf, it seems like a good time to talk about the future of recreational fishing. With the enormous increase in marine recreational fishing over the last 40 years, large increases in gasoline prices and the majority of the desirable fish species overfished, Gulf of Mexico will continue to have more fishing restrictions put in place.
Jul
5
For centuries people have looked upon oysters as an important food source and the elite considered it a delicacy. Though, there are other reasons that they were prized.
Oysters have, apparently, always been linked with love.