New England’s Fisheries: Past, present, and future of food production
Part one of our new occasional series on sustainability in our food production system focusing on the past, present, and future of New England’s fisheries.
Category: Fisheries & Aquatic Life
Seaweed Blooms: A Growing Problem
Seaweed wreaks havoc in many coastal communities around world. Is it a growing threat in Long Island Sound?
You can help put independent observers on all commercial herring boats
Please ask federal fishery managers to protect river herring and shad by requiring independent observers on every industrial fishing trawl trip.
Milford’s NOAA Laboratory is an Aquaculture Leader
Although it has been the site of pioneering work in aquaculture for over 90 years, few Connecticut residents are aware of the lab’s contribution to science, the local and national economy, or even of its existence. The first in a series on NOAA’s Milford Laboratory. Since our earliest colonial days, New England’s fisherman have been harvesting shellfish commercially […]
Two Words to Save the Fishing Industry: Sanctuary and Spillover
Habitat is where fish make more fish. And New England needs more fish.
Speak Out for Juvenile Eels!
Glass eels, the juvenile form of the American eel, serve a crucial role in the aquatic food web. Now, they need your help!
White House Releases New Action Plan to Protect Our Oceans & Coasts
CT Environmental Groups Applaud Governor’s Veto of Fishing Season for Glass Eels
Fishery in Connecticut would have harmed Long Island Sound food web, other wildlife