tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8993446531016772012.comments2023-04-06T10:06:11.482-04:00Eco OceanMike Misnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12413476906608615490noreply@blogger.comBlogger87125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8993446531016772012.post-37883070686316085962014-11-20T19:13:20.717-05:002014-11-20T19:13:20.717-05:00We ARE better than that. Don't give up. Setbac...We ARE better than that. Don't give up. Setback yes, surrender: never!M.L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10134722427821680894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8993446531016772012.post-30048908537015469492014-09-03T23:01:35.462-04:002014-09-03T23:01:35.462-04:00Absolutely. Thanks William. Google renewables or c...Absolutely. Thanks William. Google renewables or clean energy for your area. There are many ways to vote with your wallet w/out emptying it. In NYC and environs, Community Energy is a good choice. <br />Mike Misnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12413476906608615490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8993446531016772012.post-37767805724193185392014-09-03T12:23:04.366-04:002014-09-03T12:23:04.366-04:00Vote with your dollars! We use 100% wind power an...Vote with your dollars! We use 100% wind power and the added cost is minimal. The more customers the renewables have the more competitive they can be. Maybe I don't have a vote in congress, but I can vote with my choices.William Evanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12318594913381523432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8993446531016772012.post-74378730622907118412014-07-12T17:46:48.930-04:002014-07-12T17:46:48.930-04:00So true. We're guilty. And we have the dusty s...So true. We're guilty. And we have the dusty sand dollars in a jar to prove it. Some are on display. Still the wife and daughter collect more! It's a mystery to me, too. I'll gently try to dissuade them next year. Maybe suggest 'catch and release'.M.L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10134722427821680894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8993446531016772012.post-23334810969027459402013-11-25T19:22:39.940-05:002013-11-25T19:22:39.940-05:00Great comments, thanks for these. It keeps me goin...Great comments, thanks for these. It keeps me going. Mike Misnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12413476906608615490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8993446531016772012.post-89204970128848841302013-11-23T13:38:01.429-05:002013-11-23T13:38:01.429-05:00Depressing, but true. I think it just feels too ov...Depressing, but true. I think it just feels too overwhelming to contemplate, especially to the ordinary everyday guy who has more immediate concerns, like cleaning debris off his yard or mudwater from his basement after the latest flood or superstorm. ugh.M.L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10134722427821680894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8993446531016772012.post-52577054638175313542013-11-23T13:37:35.122-05:002013-11-23T13:37:35.122-05:00Depressing, but true. I think it just feels too ov...Depressing, but true. I think it just feels too overwhelming to contemplate, especially to the ordinary everyday guy who has more immediate concerns, like cleaning debris off his yard or mudwater from his basement after the latest flood or superstorm. ugh.M.L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10134722427821680894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8993446531016772012.post-44880813436941707542013-11-22T12:52:59.787-05:002013-11-22T12:52:59.787-05:00You can change the world 1) if you change yourself...You can change the world 1) if you change yourself 2) If you change another. I think you would be surprised how far the climate change discussion has come already and my 13 year old son knows a lot about it due to school. Keep at it.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06977520326645729434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8993446531016772012.post-69226286478130835242013-11-22T12:50:53.590-05:002013-11-22T12:50:53.590-05:00You can change the world 1) if you change yourself...You can change the world 1) if you change yourself 2) If you change another. I think you would be surprised how far the climate change discussion has come already and my 13 year old son knows a lot about it due to school. Keep at it. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06977520326645729434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8993446531016772012.post-45193986003724606522013-11-21T18:05:37.769-05:002013-11-21T18:05:37.769-05:00Thanks Cameron. They are this year's winners o...Thanks Cameron. They are this year's winners of the California Coastal Commission Art Contest, here's the link: http://www.coastal.ca.gov/publiced/poster/mm13/gallery1-2013.htmlMike Misnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12413476906608615490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8993446531016772012.post-19549412228440512922013-11-21T14:20:22.175-05:002013-11-21T14:20:22.175-05:00Do you know the names of the artists? I'd love...Do you know the names of the artists? I'd love to reblog the squid image but I'd prefer to do so giving credit to the artist. <br /><br />Thanks and have a lovely day. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11862775346575506384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8993446531016772012.post-64198637226157675002013-08-12T12:59:11.892-04:002013-08-12T12:59:11.892-04:00Thanks for the comments. Thanks for the comments. Mike Misnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12413476906608615490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8993446531016772012.post-86590970305932760492013-08-12T01:59:15.001-04:002013-08-12T01:59:15.001-04:00This is cool!This is cool!Victorinahttp://bestrowingmachinereviews.us/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8993446531016772012.post-90987414472621628982013-07-29T18:03:51.724-04:002013-07-29T18:03:51.724-04:00Thanks for your comments, Daniel. Thanks for your comments, Daniel. Mike Misnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12413476906608615490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8993446531016772012.post-35391283363259687982013-07-25T20:33:19.144-04:002013-07-25T20:33:19.144-04:00Liquefied Natural Gas contributes nothing to the e...Liquefied Natural Gas contributes nothing to the environment but profit for its producers. Its users are huge corporations with billion-dollar profit margins from raping the environment of all its worth while returning nothing to the public. Please oppose its use on Long Island.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06255702381460995598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8993446531016772012.post-71959108381898932352013-07-25T20:31:35.889-04:002013-07-25T20:31:35.889-04:00Liquefied Natural Gas contributes nothing to the e...Liquefied Natural Gas contributes nothing to the environment but profit for its producers. Its users are huge corporations with billion-dollar profit margins from raping the environment of all its worth while returning nothing to the public. Please oppose its use on Long Island.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06255702381460995598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8993446531016772012.post-89815289776036678742013-04-30T13:44:11.281-04:002013-04-30T13:44:11.281-04:00Thank you for the comments. Thank you for the comments. Mike Misnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12413476906608615490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8993446531016772012.post-34206261276950129542013-04-30T12:42:53.683-04:002013-04-30T12:42:53.683-04:00Our complete response with links to supporting doc...Our complete response with links to supporting documents is available at <br /><br />http://www.savingseafood.org/conservation-environment/saving-seafood-responds-to-eco-ocean-story-saving-seafood-offers-red-herring-for-ground-2.html<br /><br />Saving Seafood was not offering its readers what Mr. Misner curiously referred to as a “head fake” when we accurately pointed out that “the existing closure boundaries are ultimately up for modification because they are not very useful for habitat protection.” We correctly mentioned that the current closed areas under consideration via the New England Fishery Management Council’s (NEFMC) Framework 48 are not useful for habitat protection because that’s not what they were designed to do.<br /><br />The closed areas being reviewed by NOAA were implemented to control fishing mortality in the era before fishery managers moved to a Total Allowable Catch (TAC) system. Maintaining these areas after implementing TACs only creates redundancies in management. NOAA itself has recognized that the closed areas are redundant, and that removing them in Framework 48 would “provide operational flexibility and efficiency for sector vessels and possibly increase profitability.” Primarily designed to help struggling fishing communities, these modifications do not come at the expense of the ocean. <br /><br />Mr. Misner also questions how rotational closures are relevant to the current debate on groundfish, when they are not being considered, and insinuates that by including them in its coverage Saving Seafood is distracting from current management efforts. But this was not the focus of our article, and Mr. Misner completely misses the point we were making by raising the issue of rotational closures. <br /><br />The rotational closures that are currently in use with significant benefit to the scallop fishery are not part of Framework 48, but are still relevant to the discussion. They are a recent example of how allowing limited access to previously closed areas can increase yields without damaging fish stocks. There is a legitimate analogy between rotational closures and the openings proposed by the Council. They arose from areas that were closed to control mortality, not to preserve habitat. While not establishing rotational closures, Framework 48 will allow access to mortality closed areas on a limited basis. In pointing out the recent success of the scallop fishery, Saving Seafood was demonstrating the possibility and value of reopening closed areas in a way that is not at the expense of fish or habitat.<br /><br />The NEFMC’s recommendations are backed by extensive scientific analyses, and are the end result of adapting to changes in available data and fisheries management. In their analysis, the Council wrote: “We find that for nearly all area and gear type combinations, opening existing closed areas to fishing is predicted to decrease aggregate adverse effects.” The Council continued that “allowing fishing in almost any portion of the area closures on Georges Bank, is estimated to substantially decrease total adverse effects from fishing.” This means that the status quo, as advocated by Mr. Misner and the Blue Ocean Institute, will likely be more harmful to ocean habitat than the proposed alternatives. <br /><br />Saving Seafood’s goal is to complement, rather than distract from, the current discussion on closed areas. Substantial evidence supports the Council’s proposals under Framework 48, which improves fisheries management while alleviating the fishery crisis in New England.Bob Vanassehttp://www.savingseafood.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8993446531016772012.post-71941827958339344472013-03-20T10:56:43.430-04:002013-03-20T10:56:43.430-04:00Thanks Matthew. Melville loved the sea so happy to...Thanks Matthew. Melville loved the sea so happy to be in his company. Mike Misnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12413476906608615490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8993446531016772012.post-10272759371256032792013-03-20T00:27:15.682-04:002013-03-20T00:27:15.682-04:00Great post, Michael. Something Melville about it.Great post, Michael. Something Melville about it.Matthew Trumphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01682458795613337871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8993446531016772012.post-78300348492988351872013-02-16T23:44:35.311-05:002013-02-16T23:44:35.311-05:00Thanks for doing this Mike! Thanks for doing this Mike! ingridhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02692630888589946744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8993446531016772012.post-15558248743500149292013-02-16T23:43:25.896-05:002013-02-16T23:43:25.896-05:00Go Mike! Thank you for doing this?...Go Mike! Thank you for doing this?...ingridhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02692630888589946744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8993446531016772012.post-39854948761784342732013-02-13T12:40:09.416-05:002013-02-13T12:40:09.416-05:00Thanks Jen. I especially like how his advice is de...Thanks Jen. I especially like how his advice is delivered with self-depreciating humor, from a PhD marine biologist. Mike Misnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12413476906608615490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8993446531016772012.post-35478540998088326022013-02-13T11:49:27.493-05:002013-02-13T11:49:27.493-05:00Hello Mike, I also highly recommend Olson's bo...Hello Mike, I also highly recommend Olson's book - terrific advice. JenKlopphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11082506136938604871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8993446531016772012.post-7794471579747962152013-02-13T11:48:36.817-05:002013-02-13T11:48:36.817-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.JenKlopphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11082506136938604871noreply@blogger.com