Author Archives: Bruce

Ann Sutton of Jamaica (contact details at the bottom) called our attention on the Birds Caribbean e-mail group this article from the RESEARCH website of Cambridge University (UK) <http://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/does-it-help-conservation-to-put-a-price-on-nature&gt;. Readers may be reminded of the parallels between this drawback of … Continue reading →

Small Island Developing States

From the Weather Underground weather site: <http://www.wunderground.com/blog/JeffMasters/comment.html?entrynum=2852&cm_ven=tw-jm&gt; Typhoon Nuri Poised to Become an Alaskan Super Storm; TD Vance Hits Mexico By: Dr. Jeff Masters , 4:22 PM GMT on November 05, 2014 Share this Blog Short Link Full Link 1 … Continue reading →

The story linked below, from the [Chesapeake] Bay Journal, is an excellent discussion of how exports of oysters from the Chesapeake to Louisiana is an example of the rapid changes that can take place (and incidentally overtake resource managers and … Continue reading →

from the excellent IUU Fishing Blog at http://houseofocean.org/iuu-fishing-blog/ == probably not a problem in the Caribbean, eh? AUGUST 4, 2014 Illegal Fishing Control: Why Europe Needs a Common Software Platform Council Regulation 1005 / 2008 (the IUU Regulation) is a … Continue reading →

The Sea Level Rise Foundation was an early partner in the establishment of GLISPA — The two articles copied below suggest that newest scientific studies may indicate that Sea Level Rise will exceed earlier (IPCC) estimates because apparently more of … Continue reading →

A well-deserved rave endorsement for Chris Trumbauer for Anne Arundel County Council, District 6, by the Annapolis Capital-Gazette, 20 October 2014: Excerpt: DISTRICT 6 The candidates in this Annapolis-area district live within a few doors of each other in Bay … Continue reading →

from the blog of NOAA’s Office of Response and Restoration <http://usresponserestoration.wordpress.com/2014/02/07/pcbs-why-are-banned-chemicals-still-hurting-the-environment-today/&gt; PCBs: Why Are Banned Chemicals Still Hurting the Environment Today? February 7, 2014 by Office of Response and Restoration 1 Comment PCB contamination is high in the Housatonic River … Continue reading →

An article from Islands Business (of Port Moresby, PNG) forwarded by Franklin McDonald <franklin.jmcd> — couldn’t say it better myself . . . . http://www.islandsbusiness.com/news/usa/6083/why-island-wisdom-is-crucial-to-help-adapt-and-pre/ Why Island Wisdom Is Crucial to Help Adapt and Prepare for the Impacts of Climate … Continue reading →