Tag: fisheries
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“Seahorse whisperer” builds underwater sanctuary for rare species in Long Beach
LONG BEACH, Calif. (KABC) — Roger Hanson has been diving for over 30 years, so he knew it was odd when he spotted a Pacific seahorse in Alamitos Bay in Long Beach around four years ago. “They are very, very rare,” said retired schoolteacher from Iowa. “Long Beach having a colony is unlike any city…
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Salt-Water Fish Extinction Seen By 2048
The apocalypse has a new date: 2048. That’s when the world’s oceans will be empty of fish, predicts an international team of ecologists and economists. The cause: the disappearance of species due to overfishing, pollution, habitat loss, and climate change. The study by Boris Worm, PhD, of Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia, — with…
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The Pebble Mine Threat is More Real Now than Ever
Voice your opposition (again) now, please… On a sunny day last August, I was fishing a Bristol Bay river with friends visiting from Colorado. They wanted to catch their limits of wild salmon to bring a literal taste of Alaska home with them for Christmas gifts and to enjoy throughout the winter. Already having a…
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Salmon surge: Habitat improvements paying off on one California river
A chinook, also called king salmon, attempts to jump up the fish ladder to the hatchery on the Mokelumne River in the Sierra foothills, where fisheries biologists say improved habitat in recent years has paid off. Photo: Mason Trinca / Special to The Chronicle 2017 Near record numbers of chinook salmon are surging up the…
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WWF Report Explores Rivers’ Less Valued Benefits
26 August 2018: WWF has published a report that highlights the capacity of healthy rivers to help mitigate natural disasters, among other less valued benefits. The publication provides a framework for improving how societies measure, value, and promote rivers’ diverse benefits. It also offers solutions to support better decisions and management. STORY HIGHLIGHTS The report…
