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Two Great Fish Reads
A review of Stephen Sautner’s Fish On, Fish Off and Mark Spitzer’s Beautifully Grotesque Fish of the American West.
The (Fishery-Monitoring) Cameras Never Blink
We live in a time of unprecedented innovations to solve the Gordian Knot of sustainable fisheries: the lack of data.
Satellite-Tagged Sharks Provide New Data on Gulf Migrations
Follow Nature Conservancy scientists as they tag sharks in the Gulf of Mexico to better understand their migration.
What Has the Endangered Species Act Ever Done for Us? More Than You Think.
99% of species protected by the endangered species act have been saved from extinction. You read that right, 99%.
Can Ancient Herding Traditions Help Cattle Coexist with Wolves and Sage Grouse?
On the Central Idaho range, a rancher looks to ancient herding traditions to help coexist with wolves, sage grouse and native fish. But challenges abound.
Recovery: Benefits of Salmon Failure
Behind a well-publicized failure to recover Atlantic salmon is a largely unknown story of conservation success.
Accidents on the Ocean Highway: Improved Safety Program Needed for Marine Turtles
Sea turtles are often caught as bycatch, accident victims on the ocean highways. Fishers in Pakistan are leading the way in safe release of sea turtles and other species until new fishing technologies are developed to prevent bycatch.
Five Endangered Species Recoveries You’ve Never Heard Of
Five successes of the Endangered Species Act worth celebrating.
The Surprising Importance of Freshwater Fisheries to Global Food Security
Marine fisheries are well known for their ability to produce food. But rivers and lakes are vital to food security too.
Recovery: Gila Topminnow, a Desert Native Gets a Second Chance
Once the Gila Basin’s dominant fish, the Gila topminnow has faced hard times from invasive species and water quality issues. But the future is now much brighter, Ted Williams reports.
Recovery: Humpback Chubs, New Values and New Hope for Endangered Native Fish
Once fisheries managers advocated that anglers squeeze and kill any native humpback chub they caught. But attitudes, they are a changing.
We Can Have Oceans Teeming with Fish with FishFace Technology
Good data about the size and distribution of fish sets sustainable fisheries apart from those that are overfished. FishFace uses facial recognition technology to supply that data in real time.
