A looming gap in satellite coverage, expected within the next few years unless a jury-rigged solution can be implemented, will mean loss of data critical to tracking storms such as the now-approaching Hurricane Sandy. ATMO‘s Dennis Hartmann is quoted; read more here.
Read more »Greater push for sustainable fishing - Huffington Post Live
On October 25th, experts in fisheries joined a Google+ hangout on Huffington Post Live to talk about the state of the world’s fisheries. Author Carl Safina and SAFS‘ Ray Hilborn are among these experts. Check out this 20 minute debate and discussion: is there such a thing as sustainable fisheries?
Read more »Alaska Chinook Salmon Symposium shares knowledge, tools to restore the king - The Cordova Times
Two days of intense discussion by federal, state and university scientists have broadened the base of shared knowledge on chinook salmon, arming state biologists with more tools to tackle the conundrum of diminishing returns, and restore strength to the fishery. SAFS‘ Daniel Schindler was one of the attendees; read more here!
Read more »USFWS Director & UW alum addresses challenges of 21st-century wildlife management
The challenges of managing and maintaining diverse wildlife populations across rural America and in the expanding footprints of our cities and suburbs, was the topic when Dan Ashe, director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, returned to his alma mater earlier this month, giving the UW College of the Environment’s Annual Dean’s Lecture. Check out CoEnv Communications’ story on Dan’s visit here!
Read more »NOAA, National Archives wants you! to help digitize old ship records
A new crowdsourcing effort could soon make of the weather data from old ship logs, some more than 150 years old, available to climate scientists worldwide. JISAO is involved in this awesome new project; read more here!
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