Help Sea Lions

Funny that. Ban fishing to protect the sea lion, not the fish.

Seriously though, I understand the reasoning, in this case the way the ecology works, but I can't help notice the significant role a nice fluffy animal can play when it comes to getting the powers that be to make a big decision...

Sustainable

Conflicting interests are reconciled by proposals for balanced solutions serving all parties - obviously!! In one case, proposals for the restoration of forest ecosystems in Oregon suit both logging interests and wildlife, including threatened salmon stocks. Read more »

Frankenfish

When consumer behaviour is lead by price, can local protests really make a difference? Fear of genetic and chemically altered food is probably enough to put a lot of people off consuming Frankenfish, but in markets where food source information is either not given or otherwise difficult to access, consumers will probably continue to accept what's in front of them - if the price is right!?

School of Fish

This is great!! Students from Plymouth's Marine Academy were given the first underwater lesson by the education co-ordinator of the National Marine Aquarium (NMA) in Plymouth, UK. Caroline Johnson gave the lesson in the ocean tank surrounded by traditional schoolroom furniture.

She was also joined by three large sand tiger sharks.

Pupils were taught shark anatomy during a lesson designed to showcase the new £500,000 Just Add H2O learning facilities at the attraction on Plymouth's Barbican, which are due to open at Easter 2011.

Dysfunction

Yet again the E.A. manage to undo their own good work...

Bored housewives

I read with interest Matt Labash's article on Oprah and flyfishing. Here in the UK, 'followers' of Oprah are perhaps a little less extreme in their behaviour so I'm less alarmed by her recent appearance on the Merced River - I dare say I'd feel different if I were a U.S. resident. If as Matt suggests there was a sudden influx of bored housewives to our sport here in the UK, it would probably be a good thing (In the UK women make up only a tiny proportion of anglers.). However, a sudden increase in numbers on properly crowded waters may be a bad thing and while it's not gonna happen here in Blighty, I have to wish you all luck in the Land of the Free... it might actually happen?

Popper dropper

Just wondering if this might be effective for the Autumn fry feeding trout on our Midlands reservoirs, especially for the big browns... Have a read of this article over at Louisiana Sportsman »