by John Davis | Jan 15, 2011
Genetic evidence shows larvae from reserves are reseeding fisheries Researchers have proven, using DNA analysis, that larvae from adult fish inside a network of no-take marine reserves in Hawai’i are spilling into fished areas and helping to reseed fisheries....
by John Davis | Jan 15, 2011
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by Sarah Carr, Ph.D. | Dec 20, 2010
Marine ecosystems are complex. Despite advances in our understanding over the past century, much remains a mystery about the linkages among species, habitats, and oceanographic factors. Thus, in managing the ocean, uncertainty is unavoidable. Policy makers and...
by Sarah Carr, Ph.D. | Dec 20, 2010
Recent issues of MEAM covered the central role of science in EBM, including whether science should drive the process or just inform it (MEAM 4:1, 4:2). What was not addressed is what should drive or inform the science. Everyone, including scientists, holds particular...
by Sarah Carr, Ph.D. | Dec 20, 2010
By Tundi Agardy, MEAM Contributing Editor (tundiagardy@earthlink.net) Debates about the role of science in policy can be polarizing. But one thing on which most everyone agrees is that management, once instituted, needs to be monitored to determine its effectiveness...
