I'm a proponent of sustainable fishing, but there are studies out there showing regular old sustainable fishing is more damaging to fish populations than oil spills and military bombing
Fish populations actually improved after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in 2010 because of a huge fisheries closure in the Gulf of Mexico
It only took a few months of a well enforced closure for populations to rebound
10 thoughts on the draft #HighSeasTreaty being put forward for approval:
1. It exempts all military action 2. The section on marine genetic resources exempts all fish and fishing 3. Part 3 -- the section on MPAS -- doesn't include the word "fish"
4. The objective of Part 3 opens with "Conserve and sustainably use areas requiring protection" using ABMTs and MPAs 5. The objectives list the following threats to ocean health: " climate change, ocean acidification
and marine pollution." I think something is missing
Apr 5, 2022 • 15 tweets • 3 min read
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I'm going to criticize "science-based" conservation in this thread
Might take me a while to get there
Buckle in
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Even prior to George Floyd, I've spent a lot of time working on values statements from the work I've done on coalitions -- going all the way back to the founding of Beautify CNMI in 2006 -- I've done this probably a few times per year for 15 years
Mar 25, 2021 • 43 tweets • 9 min read
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I couldn't sleep, opened twitter, saw @BlahaFrancisco shitting on new Netflix doc #Seaspiracy, so popped it on
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4:17 minutes in I had to stop and tweet how ridiculous and made up the science in this film is
He's already told us that if we don't save the whales -- by solving plastic pollution -- we will lose the oxygen we breathe
This should sound familiar to everyone in shark world
Apr 17, 2019 • 22 tweets • 9 min read
1/ In the time of the ancestors, the world must have seemed static and stable. That consistency, over centuries, allowed my people to develop systems using the stars, the winds, and the living Creation to navigate their world. 2/ From father to son, mother to daughter, chants and songs were passed down that told us how to provide for our families on a small island, and how to cross an ocean in an outrigger canoe.
Feb 11, 2019 • 18 tweets • 22 min read
Today is #WomenInScience Day, so please allow me to introduce you to some of the #WomenInSTEM who have made an impact in my career.
I hope you'll give them a follow so you can keep up with them every day of the year
Let me start with sharks. @BiminiSharkGirl is the founder of @Sharks4Kids and educates students all across the globe on the importance of protecting sharks. #WomenInScience #WomenInSTEM
