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Story Archives of 'Fish'
The Fall Colors (and Travels) of Wild Trout
By Dave Anderson on Thursday, October 22, 2009.It's spawning season for Eastern Brook Trout.
Texting With the Fishes
By Laura Sheeter on Tuesday, October 6, 2009.
In New York City, fish and other river creatures are getting in on the whole text messaging thing. You send them a message and they’ll send you one back about how they’re doing, and even a little bit on the state of the river’s health at that precise moment. Really.
Community Supported Fisheries Get Underway in New Hampshire
By Amy Quinton on Thursday, September 10, 2009.The state's fishing industry is taking a page out of the local farming book.
For years, consumers looking to buy fresh produce have gone directly to farms through programs called a C.S.A., or community supported agricuture.
Now several organization are popping up on the seacoast giving residents a chance to buy directly from local fishermen through community supported fisheries.
New Hampshire Public Radio's Amy Quinton has the story.
The Shad Loses Ground
By Tina Antolini on Tuesday, May 26, 2009.The mystique of the spawning salmon running upstream has intrigued many. But there’s another migrating fish, outside of the limelight, that also has a passionate following. It’s called the American Shad.
As part of a collaboration of Northeast stations, WFCR’s Tina Antolini reports that the number of shad is declining in many rivers, along with knowledge about the fish.
The Fate of our Fish
By Laura Knoy on Wednesday, February 18, 2009.After years of dwindling fish populations, a new report from the UNH shows some success stories in our seas. Certain fish stocks are up and scientists feel more confident that sustainability could be a reality in the future. We’ll look at the state of our region’s fishing industry.
Guests
- Andrew Rosenberg director of the Ocean Process Analysis Laboratory at the UNH Institute for the Study of Earth, Oceans, and Space, former dean of the College of Life Sciences at the University of New Hampshire and former northeast regional administrator for the National Marine Fisheries Service
- John Williamson, fish conservation manager for the Ocean Conservancy, former member of the New England Fishery Management Council and formerly a fisherman for 20 years
We'll also hear from
- Erik Anderson, president of the New Hampshire Commercial Fishermen's Association
A C.S.A. for Fish Lovers
By Virginia Prescott on Wednesday, January 14, 2009.
Not even a month into winter and already, my thoughts turn to warmer days. I’ll know summer is here when bountiful boxes arrive from the local CSA. If you haven’t heard, CSA stands for “community supported agriculture.” You pay up-front at the beginning of the season, and you receive regular deliveries of farm-fresh vegetables as they burst forth all summer. Some CSA's also sell milk, meat, flowers and eggs. It’s a way for the community to develop relationships with local farms, and it keeps growers in business.
The trend has caught on, and now it’s expanding beyond the farm to the sea! Today’s Washington Post reports on "community supported fisheries," where subscribers receive regular deliveries of fish and shrimp in both the summer and winter months. Joseph Yonan is food editor for the Post, and he joins us to explain.
(Photo by Andrew Walsh)
Mercury, Tuna and Big Business
By Virginia Prescott on Wednesday, September 24, 2008.Tuna seems like an all-American food. Who didn’t grow up on tuna noodle casserole and tuna salad sandwiches? Americans eat 3 pounds of tuna per capita per year. Low in fat, high in protein, packed with brain-boosting omega-3 fatty acids, some tuna cans even come stamped with the American Heart Association’s seal of approval.
But if you’re having tuna for lunch, there’s a good chance that it’s contaminated with mercury, a toxic heavy metal. Some of the tuna sold in the United States has twice the mercury that the Environmental Protection Agency has deemed safe. Efforts to force the tuna industry to disclose their product’s mercury content on the label have, um, floundered.
To find out why, we check-in with Stephanie Mencimer. She’s an investigative reporter with Mother Jones magazine, where she published an article on mercury tuna. We also get a response from National Fisheries Institute spokesman Gavin Gibbons.
After hearing Stephanie’s take on tuna, you might think differently about buying fish for supper. There could be mercury in it, or perhaps PCBs. Or maybe the fishery it comes from isn’t doing so well. Some fish are good, some aren’t, and it can be difficult to remember which is which. Now you don't have to remember, though. You can let your fingers do the fishing, as Living on Earth's Ashley Ahearn learned when she dialed-a-fish at her local supermarket.
(Photo by romannphoto)
A Great Blue Heist
By Rosemary Conroy on Thursday, April 17, 2008.We sometimes forget just how adaptive the natural world can be, Rosemary has a story of a recent phenomenon.
Freshwater Fish Faces Uncertain Future
By The Environment... on Sunday, October 14, 2007.Fall is when avid anglers flock to the Great Lakes for one of the most challenging freshwater catches: the muskellunge,or muskie.
Some call it "the fish of 10-thousand casts."
This year's muskie season is clouded by bad news of a new fish disease and invasive species crowding muskie habitat.
David Sommerstein reports scientists on are watching this top-of-the-food-chain species carefully.
The Muskie Faces an Invasive Species
By The Environment... on Sunday, October 14, 2007.Fall is when avid anglers flock to the Great Lakes for one of the most challenging freshwater catches: the muskellunge, or muskie.
Some call it "the fish of 10-thousand casts."
This year's muskie season is clouded by bad news of a new fish disease and invasive species crowding muskie habitat.
David Sommerstein reports scientists on are watching this top-of-the-food-chain species carefully.
