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New "National Ocean Policy" for U.S. Signed by Obama

In case this story missed the front pages of your local newspaper, President Obama has signed off on the following document related to U.S. fisheries and ocean management. I think it would be importa…

Tagged: stewardship, fisheries, U.S., policy, government

Started Jul 21

FAO 2010 Document on Aquaculture & Fisheries

I read enough of this report "Current Status and Options For Biotechnologies in Fisheries and Aquaculture in Developing Countries" (January 2010) to know that it contains some good general data that…

Tagged: 2010, conference, Guadalajara, report, FAO

Started Jul 16

Pinch a Minnow - Kill A Whale: TED TALK

I often browse the wonderful insights I find on the TED.com video site. This is one of the great things about the internet---hearing and seeing people you otherwise would never meet. Here is an exa…

Tagged: TED, chain, food, overfishing, ocean

Started Jul 6

Hawaii Looks to Expand Limits on Reef Fish Catch

I think this is an important discussion for all A-hubbers. A hearing is set to be held and perhaps some of our hub experts might want to weigh in on the pros or cons of upcoming regulations. Read…

Tagged: fish, reef, regulation, Hawaii

Started Jul 4

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Barbara McLain commented on Barbara McLain's blog post 'Is your academic "sole" for sale?'

Follow up to this story from AAUP occurred in my Inbox today. Apparently BP has offered some institutions huge sums to shut their mouths. Read the rest of this story from InsideHigherEd.

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Open access is a dilemma for many associations that sponsor publications. Their business model requires that they receive funds from membership dues. That means that members need to get something for their money that makes them special---usually thi…

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Good point Barbara. Moreover, everything publish should be Open Access!!!

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Oil Spill's Unseen Victims - Larva, etc..

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The ultimate plural of the word "octopus"

Okay all ye ocean hubbers. Here is the final word on the correct plural of this frequent ocean terminology...straight from the editor's mouth:

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Benny Ron commented on Barbara McLain's blog post 'Most recent dissertations related to Aquaculture & Fisheries'

This one is very interesting: Essays on behavioral economics of fishery by Nguyen, Quang Duc, Ph.D., University of Hawai'i at Manoa, 2008 , 127 pages; AAT 3328273

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Hey.. I didn't even count correctly....LOL

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I am a technology evangelist, futurist, music educator and dog lover. Currently assisting UHM's efforts toward completely online aquaculture classes as a Technology Coordinator.

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I want to make sure that my great-great grandchildren can eat fish and make sure our planet doesn't run out of it's natural resources.

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Congratulations Tao Yan on your grant for irrigation

This is hot off the front page of the digital Honolulu Star Advertiser...

A University of Hawaii professor has been awarded a $120,000 grant to jointly study irrigation and human health with an Israeli researcher. Assistant P

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Posted on July 27, 2010 at 7:18am — 3 Comments

Is your academic "sole" for sale?

You may first be thinking that there's a terrible spelling error in my title, but unfortunately, it's just a play on words. I just read that the BP oil company is now spending lots of money on research---funding any number of academic studies about the impact of the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Sound great? Not so great, actually---if you get money from BP to study anything related to their company, you must sign an agreement that you will not make public your findings for at least 3 years.… Continue

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Oil Spill's Unseen Victims - Larva, etc..

Most of this community will have already guessed what this great TED talk is about because of your incredible knowledge of chemistry. I however, hadn't thought of this and so I'm posting this video in hopes that if there's anyone out there who is like me---you may get a new perspective on the long term ramifications of the BP Oil Spill in the Gulf of Mexico. It's only 20 minutes of your time to learn something new and powerful today. Watch Carl Safina...

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The ultimate plural of the word "octopus"

Okay all ye ocean hubbers. Here is the final word on the correct plural of this frequent ocean terminology...straight from the editor's mouth:

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At 8:09am on July 23, 2010, Carlos Andrade said…: Yes, and I thought I had been for a while but still have not gotten into the habit of checking the hub as yet. The reminders on regular email are a help.

CA

At 11:14am on April 30, 2010, Jane Petelo said…: hey i made my blog.

At 6:14pm on April 29, 2010, Faafofoga Matavao said…: i posted a blog for the contest

At 3:26pm on April 28, 2010, Jane Petelo said…: okaay thaanks((:

At 2:50pm on April 28, 2010, Jane Petelo said…: heyyy(: i had a question about the blog, can we make one as a school or one per student?

At 2:25pm on April 28, 2010, Faafofoga Matavao said…: so we dont have to make a webpage?just a blog?

At 2:06pm on April 28, 2010, Faafofoga Matavao said…: hey barbara i was one of the students that attended the furlough friday event and was wondering if you could be more specific on the details for the blog or webpage contest???!!!please get back to me ASAP mahalos

foga

At 6:21am on March 19, 2010, Benny Ron said…: "Do not wait; the time will never be 'just right.' Start where you stand, and work with whatever tools you may have at your command, and better tools will be found as you go along."
~Napoleon Hill

At 5:49am on October 20, 2009, Dave Takaki said…: HI Barbara,

It is good that you post pieces like these. We need to remind ourselves of what is at stake as we push towards an IMTA that does not rely on wild caught fish as an input.

Parking a feedlot further offshore is not the solution. Geospatial considerations are relevant, but not as a means to cause externalities to 'disappear'.

T. Chopin et al are doing developmental work in temperate IMTA. We need to get off our butts to begin to understand how (species web interaction) to assemble tropical trophic systems. So many questions.

Is Tripneustes gratilla a viable echinoderm commercial candidate? What is the relationship of water chemistry to the mix of an initial phytoplankton bloom? Secondary and tertiary blooms? De we know what are the likely candidates (small pelagic fish) above carnivorous zooplankton?

Multiple cropping in a managed trophic system means generating economic opportunity cost models to understand the trade-offs of selling what crop at what farm-gate price. Does one not sell off akule at a certain price, and feed it to top predators. What are the discounted cash flow implications?

As I said, so many questions, and little time to get our act together.

At 8:52pm on October 10, 2009, Benny Ron said…: Kinda old news: the article - was published on August 28, 1997