Category Archives: Oceans

No Foolin’

4/1/2010 – 11:58 am

Happy April Fool’s Day. This is not a joke. No one seems quite sure why the first of April is called “April Fool’s Day.” The first reference to the day is in “The Nun’s Priest’s Tale” in Geoffrey Chaucer’s “The Canterbury Tales.” In the story, a fox and rooster trick each other in turn. So […]

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Oh No, Not Again

3/18/2010 – 2:37 pm

One of the unpalatable things about being an environmentalist (there are others) is that no victory ever stays won. An ancient tree cut down stays cut; a species driven to extinction is gone for good. The tree saved, however, has been saved for a day only. A species preserved is preserved for now and the […]

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Still Learning Nothing

9/24/2009 – 9:25 am

The best time to announce the worst news is late on Friday. The federal government and public relations firms have known this for years. So it was that the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) scheduled its press conference last Friday for 3 p.m., Pacific Daylight Time or (even better!) 6 p.m. in the east. As […]

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No Hope, Bad Dope

4/16/2009 – 10:14 am

I am the measure of all humanity. My height is average. If you’re shorter than I am – well, sorry, you must have been the runt of the litter. If you’re taller – perhaps you should consider a career in pro basketball. My income is average. If you earn less than I do, it’s clear […]

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Cod is Dead

1/15/2008 – 1:20 pm

I was in an upscale restaurant Sunday night and the waitress was giving the specials and she described the fish special as “water fish.” “Excuse me?” I said. “What’s water fish?” “Oh, that’s pollock. It’s a white fish, light, flaky….” “From the Atlantic or Pacific?” “Gee… I don’t know….” For the record, pollock is not […]

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