Cool Green Book Review: Fish Edition

Six books about fish, fishing and fish conservation for your summertime reading.

Matthew L. Miller

How Scientists Fish: The Hand Line

On Palmyra Atoll, getting big fish on board quickly relies on an old fishing tool: the hand line.

Matthew L. Miller

Stories from Palmyra: The Recapture

The highlight of giant trevally fishing at Palmyra Atoll isn’t the size of the fish. It’s the recapture.

Matthew L. Miller

Fishing for Science on Palmyra Atoll

Tagging trevally on a remote island with rod and reel.

Matthew L. Miller

Passing FAD: Partnership Protects the Reef at Palmyra Atoll

An industry/conservation partnership tracks Fish Aggregating Devices (FADS) at Palmyra Atoll.

Matthew L. Miller

Giant Redfin: Conserving South Africa’s Native Fish

Meet the overlooked South African wildlife: native fish. Can invasive species removal offer hope?

Matthew L. Miller

Big Gulp: Blue Catfish Eats Wood Duck

Blue catfish will eat just about anything. Including a duck.

Matthew L. Miller

Can Offshore Wind Development Enhance Fish Habitat?

In addition to providing clean energy, a new report demonstrates that wind turbines can also enhance fish and marine life habitat by incorporating nature-based design principles.

Matthew L. Miller

Story type: TNC Science Brief

A Survey for the Chihuahua Chub

On New Mexico’s Mimbres River, a survey for an endangered fish species.

Martha S. Cooper

For Parrotfish, One Protected Area Isn’t Enough

Research from the Solomon Islands finds that populations of bumphead parrotfish rely on larvae from other reefs, meaning they’re unlikely to rebound if the entire region is overfished.

Justine E. Hausheer

Story type: TNC Science Brief

Moose in the Morning: 20 Years of Silver Creek

Twenty years of conservation writing, and a creek runs through it.

Matthew L. Miller

The End of Trash Fish

It’s time to put the idea of “trash fish” where it belongs—in the trash.

Matthew L. Miller