Podcast appearances and mentions of Daniel Pauly

Now, just as scientists are beginning to fully understand these unusual creatures, the turtles are quickly disappearing. Similar population decreases have also been documented at beaches where leatherbacks nest on the western Pacific. 现在，就像科学家开始完全理解这些异常生物一样，乌龟也很快消失了。 在西太平洋筑巢的海滩上，还记录了类似的人口减少。Scientists say that if nothing changes, the leatherbacks could completely disappear from the U.S. West Coast within 30 years. The population drops are mainly blamed on international fishing activities, the destruction of nesting grounds and climate change. 科学家说，如果什么都没有改变，棱角状可能会在30年内从美国西海岸完全消失。 人口下降主要归咎于国际捕鱼活动，筑巢场的破坏和气候变化。 “The turtles were there and we finally started paying attention,” said Jim Harvey, director of San Jose State University's Moss Landing Marine Laboratories. He was a co-writer of the new study. “We got into looking at the story just as the story was ending,” Harvey told the AP. 圣何塞州立大学苔藓陆战海洋实验室主任吉姆·哈维（Jim Harvey）说：“乌龟在那里，我们终于开始关注。” 他是新研究的合着者。 哈维对美联社说：“随着故事的结尾，我们开始研究这个故事。” The study provides important information, but also shows the threats the leatherbacks face, said Daniel Pauly, a fisheries professor at the University of British Columbia in Canada. Pauly, who was not involved in the study, is an international expert on the effects of fishing on ocean ecosystems. 加拿大不列颠哥伦比亚大学的渔业教授丹尼尔·保利（Daniel Pauly）说，这项研究提供了重要的信息，但也显示了棱角状面部的威胁。 没有参与该研究的Pauly是捕鱼对海洋生态系统影响的国际专家。 The animals can be killed when they get trapped in fishing equipment. Scientists say the population is also harmed because a lot of turtle eggs are removed from beaches. 当动物被困在钓鱼设备中时，它们可能会被杀死。 科学家说，人口也受到伤害，因为从海滩上移走了许多乌龟蛋。Researchers say that while all the world's leatherbacks are under pressure, the group that migrates for months across the Pacific faces the greatest threats. 研究人员说，虽然世界上所有的棱角扣都承受着压力，但在太平洋迁移数月的小组面临着最大的威胁。 “If you find the decline in one place, that might have a number of causes, but if you find the same estimate of decline in two places that is something much more serious,” Pauly said. He added that the sea turtles “are really in big trouble.” Pauly说：“如果您发现一个地方的下降，可能会有很多原因，但是如果您发现两个地方下降的估计值相同，那么这是更严重的事情。” 他补充说，海龟“确实遇到了很大的麻烦”。 NOAA launched an aggressive plan to save leatherbacks in 2015 and is set to release a new action plan this month. The plan is meant to persuade governments and international organizations to join efforts to save the turtles. NOAA启动了一项激进的计划，以节省2015年的棱皮术，并将在本月发布新的动作计划。 该计划旨在说服政府和国际组织加入拯救海龟的努力。 Benson, the NOAA ecologist, said there is still time to stop the decrease, but that it will require an immediate, international effort. “If nothing is done to reverse this course, this population will become … extinct in the Pacific Ocean." NOAA生态学家本森（Benson）说，还有时间停止下降，但这将需要立即，国际上的努力。 “如果没有采取任何措施来扭转这一课程，那么在太平洋灭绝的人群将成为……”。”

durée : 00:48:49 - La Terre au carré - par : Mathieu Vidard - Daniel Pauly est biologiste marin, il est considéré comme le plus grand spécialiste au monde des ressources marines. Premier lanceur d'alerte au sujet de la surpêche dès 1998 avec un article retentissant dans la revue Science, il est également le père de la notion d'amnésie écologique. - invités : Daniel PAULY - Daniel Pauly : Biologiste marin, directeur du Fisheries Centre et professeur d'halieutique à l'Université de Colombie britannique à Vancouver - réalisé par : Jérôme BOULET

The oceans are running out of fish. To slow down that problem, environmentalists pushed for fish farming or aquaculture. The problem is this industry became too big and too hungry. To fatten the farmed fish faster, they started feeding the high-protein pellets called fishmeal — made from massive amounts of fish caught at sea. Now, more than 30 percent of all marine life pulled from the sea feeds other fish in aquaculture farms inland. To explore this upside-down situation, we travel to the West African country of The Gambia for an offshore patrol where hundreds of Chinese and other fishing boats trawl for fishmeal production, cratering the local food source and polluting the coastline. Guest Interview: Dr. Daniel Pauly, Marine BiologistTo hear all episodes of The Outlaw Ocean now, visit here.For transcripts of this series, please visit here.

On this Reality Roundtable, marine biologist Daniel Pauly, ocean physicist Antonio Turiel, and paleobiologist Peter Ward join Nate to discuss the numerous oft-overlooked threats to the Earth's great oceans. From overfishing and plastic pollution to climate change and acidification, the human system is assaulting one of the most important regulators for our climate and the largest habitat for life - anywhere. What early indicators of climate impacts are these great bodies of water showing us as we hit record heat across the oceans, fish populations dwindle, and major currents slow? Why are concerns for the ocean so overlooked and what further research needs to be done? Will we learn to value these high seas for all the priceless value they give us, or will we take them for granted until it's too late? About Daniel Pauly Dr. Daniel Pauly is a Killam Professor at the University of British Columbia. In 1999, Daniel Pauly founded, and since leads, a large research project, Sea Around Us, devoted to identifying and quantifying global fisheries trends. Daniel Pauly is also co-founder of FishBase.org, the online encyclopedia of more than 30,000 fish species, and he has helped develop the widely-used Ecopath modeling software. He is the author or co-author of over 1000 scientific and other articles, books and book chapters on fish, fisheries and related topics. About Antonio Turiel Antonio Turiel Martínez is a scientist and activist with a degree in Physics and Mathematics and a PhD in Theoretical Physics from the Autonomous University of Madrid. He works as a senior scientist at the Institute of Marine Sciences of the CSIC specializing in remote sensing, turbulence, sea surface salinity, water cycle, sea surface temperature, sea surface currents, and chlorophyll concentration. He has written more than 80 scientific articles, but he is better known as an online activist and editor of The Oil Crash blog, where he addresses sensitive issues about the depletion of conventional fossil fuel resources, such as the peak of oil and its possible implications on a world scale. About Peter Ward Peter Ward is a Professor of Biology and Earth and Space Sciences at the University of Washington. He is author of over a dozen books on Earth's natural history including On Methuselah's Trail: Living Fossils and the Great Extinctions; Under a Green Sky; and The Medea Hypothesis, 2009, (listed by the New York Times as one of the “100 most important ideas of 2009”). Ward gave a TED talk in 2008 about mass extinctions. Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/tSgPQyq_jyE More information & show notes: https://www.thegreatsimplification.com/episode/rr04-pauly-turiel-ward 

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We discuss the need for marine eco policies and "sustainable fishing" policies to move toward a non-industrial discourse that treats fish as subjects and as ecological beings rather than primarily objectifying them as human food/stock/seafood – basically sustainable fisheries rhetoric should stop reducing fish and other aquatic animal species to mere economic resources to be 'sustainably managed'. Dr. Jennifer Jacquet, Professor of Environmental Science and Policy at Univ of Miami, explains her rationales for why a change in our discussion of fish (and relationship with fish) is warranted and ecologically beneficial, in this 25-minute podcast with host Carrie Freeman.  This is based on an provocative perspective piece that Dr. Jennifer Jacquet recently co-authored with Dr. Daniel Pauly, published in the journal PLOS Biology, titled "Reimagining Sustainable Fisheries" that challenges the bias toward industrial fishing and economic commodities in our fisheries and marine environmental policies. She also unpacks the excuse that we need managed industrial fishing with quotas to "feed people" or for "food security" when so much caught fish just goes to feed farmed animals (including farmed fish) and to feed wealthier consumer market demands when these consumers often have more sustainable food options (like plant-based). She explains why sustainable fisheries policies need to focus on subsistence fishing (not industrial) and especially protecting marine habitats to help aquatic animals begin to thrive free of harassment/harm. The move to reimagine whales as beings not commodities can be a model for cultural and political change toward other marine animals. See https://ali.fish/blog/reimagining-sustainable-fisheries  The photo of free/wild fish in the Maldives is by Sebastian Pena Lambarri on Unsplash.  In Tune to Nature is a long-time weekly show airing on Wednesdays from 6:30-7pm EST on Atlanta indie station WRFG (Radio Free Georgia) 89.3FM hosted by Carrie Freeman or Melody Paris. Please consider donating to support this 50-year old independent, non-commercial, progressive Atlanta radio station at https://wrfg.org/   Remember to take care of yourself and others, including other species, like those who live underwater.

Devastating economic damage, loss of biodiversity, slavery and violating human rights: illegal fishing is a serious criminal offence that is almost impossible to regulate.In this episode, Euronews science reporter Jeremy Wilks asks investigative journalist Ian Urbina and marine biologist Dr. Daniel Pauly what impact illegal fishing is having on our lives and what can be done to stop it.At the end of the episode, you will hear from aerial photographer George Steinmetz about his time spent on a squid boat in the South Atlantic.Hosted by Jeremy Wilks. Produced by Naira Davlashyan and Natalia Oelsner. Editing is by Lory Martinez, Chiara Santella and Luis Lopez from Studio Ochenta. The theme music is by Gabriel Dalmasso. Our editor-in-chief is Sophie Claudet. For more from Ian Urbina click here. For more on Dr. Daniel Pauly's work click here. To see more of George Steinmetz works, visit his Instagram profile.If you want to learn more about Sea Shepherd operations to stop illegal fishing, visit their website. Created in partnership with the European Commission's Directorate-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries and is hosted by Euronews science reporter Jeremy Wilks. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The oceans are running out of fish. To slow down that problem, environmentalists pushed for fish farming or aquaculture. The problem is this industry became too big and too hungry. To fatten the farmed fish faster, they started feeding the high-protein pellets called fishmeal — made from massive amounts of fish caught at sea. Now, more than 30 percent of all marine life pulled from the sea feeds other fish in aquaculture farms inland. To explore this upside-down situation, we travel to the West African country of The Gambia for an offshore patrol where hundreds of Chinese and other fishing boats trawl for fishmeal production, cratering the local food source and polluting the coastline. Guest Interview Dr. Daniel Pauly, Marine Biologist For transcripts of this series, please visit: https://www.cbc.ca/radio/podcastnews/the-outlaw-ocean-transcripts-listen-1.6727090

La chercheuse en écologie benthique Jozée Sarrazin parle des fonds marins; le biologiste marin Daniel Pauly explique pourquoi la hausse de température dans les océans est inquiétante pour les poissons; le chercheur retraité de Pêches et Océans Canada Denis Gilbert se penche sur la physique des courants marins; et l'océanographe et biologiste de la vie aquatique Julie LaRoche s'intéresse au microbiome des océans.

On this episode, we meet with Professor at the University of British Columbia and Founder of Sea Around Us, Dr. Daniel Pauly. Dr. Pauly shares the role warming sea water plays in fish migration. How do warming temperatures affect water oxygen levels and fish behavior? Dr. Pauly explains that the world has passed peak fish, and why contemporary metrics do not always paint a complete picture of our dire situation. About Daniel Pauly Dr. Daniel Pauly is a Killam Professor at the University of British Columbia, the Founder of the Sea Around Us, and author of more than a dozen books.

INVITÉ : Philippe Cury, directeur de recherche à l'IRD (Institut de recherche pour le développement), directeur du Consortium de recherche européen Euromarine et spécialiste de l'approche écosystémique des pêches.   50 ans après la parution du rapport Meadows, la journaliste Audrey Boehly mène l'enquête en interrogeant des experts et des scientifiques : a-t-on dépassé les limites planétaires ? Quelles sont les solutions pour bâtir un avenir où l'activité humaine n'épuiserait pas les ressources de notre seule planète ?   Dans ce 4ème épisode, elle s'entretient avec Philippe Cury, spécialiste de la pêche et des écosystèmes marins. Depuis 50 ans ans notre consommation de poisson a explosé. Pour l'assouvir, nous avons pêché plus loin, plus profond. 60 % des ressources sauvages sont désormais exploitées à leur maximum, et 30 % sont surexploitées. Certains écosystèmes marins ont déjà basculé et ne produisent plus principalement des poissons… mais des méduses. Un phénomène aggravé par le changement climatique. Quel est l'état de nos océans aujourd'hui ? Comment mettre en place une pêche durable ? Références :  Mange tes méduses de Philippe Cury et Daniel Pauly, publié aux éditions Odile Jacob. L'océan à découvert, un ouvrage collectif de 160 chercheurs et experts sous la direction de Philippe Cury, Agathe Euzen, Françoise Gaill et Denis Lacroix publié aux éditions du CNRS.  Dernières Limites est un podcast pensé et écrit par Audrey Boehly. La réalisation et la musique sont d'Emma Chevallier, l'illustration de Chloé Nicolay et la production Saga sounds, avec le soutien de la Fondation Madeleine abritée par la Fondation de l'Université Paris Dauphine - PSL.  Retrouvez tous les épisodes de notre série : PROLOGUE : 50 ANS APRÈS | DENNIS MEADOWS Dennis Meadows, coauteur du rapport Les limites à la croissance. Version doublée en français. #1 MEADOWS : UN RAPPORT EXPLOSIF | GAËL GIRAUD Gaël Giraud est économiste, directeur du programme Justice environnementale de Georgetown University, directeur de recherche au CNRS et ancien chef économiste de l'AFD. #2 COMMENT NOURRIR LE MONDE | MARC DUFUMIER Marc Dufumier est agronome, professeur honoraire à AgroParisTech, et expert auprès de la FAO (organisation des nations unis pour l'alimentation et l'agriculture). #3 DE L'EAU DOUCE POUR TOUS ? | FLORENCE HABETS Florence Habets est hydrogéologue et hydroclimatologue, directrice de recherche et enseignante à l'Ecole Normale Supérieure. #4 LA MER DANS NOS FILETS | PHILIPPE CURY Philippe Cury est directeur de recherche à l'IRD, directeur du Consortium européen Euromarine et spécialiste de l'approche écosystémique des pêches. #5 POUR UN CHÂTEAU DE SABLE | ERIC CHAUMILLON Eric Chaumillon est professeur à l'université de La Rochelle en géologie littorale et spécialiste des littoraux et des ressources en sable. #6 BIODIVERSITÉ EN DANGER | SANDRA LAVOREL Sandra Lavorel est écologue, directrice de recherche, membre de l'Académie des sciences, présidente de l'Évaluation nationale des écosystèmes français et contributrice à l'IPBES. #7 ENERGIE : L'OVERDOSE | MATTHIEU AUZANNEAU Matthieu Auzanneau est directeur de The Shift Project, groupe de réflexion sur la transition énergétique, auteur de Pétrole : le déclin est proche et du blog du Monde Oil Man. #8 MINERAIS : CREUSER, MAIS JUSQU'OÙ ? | PHILIPPE BIHOUIX Philippe Bihouix est ingénieur centralien, auteur de Quel futur pour les métaux ? Raréfaction des métaux : un nouveau défi pour la société et de L'âge des low-tech. #9 LE CLIMAT EN SURCHAUFFE | VALÉRIE MASSON DELMOTTE Valérie Masson Delmotte est paléoclimatologue, chercheuse senior au Laboratoire des sciences du climat et de l'environnement (LSCE) au sein du CEA et co-présidente du GIEC. #10 A-T-ON DÉPASSÉ LES LIMITES ? | AURÉLIEN BOUTAUD Aurélien Boutaud est docteur en sciences de la Terre et de l'environnement, chercheur associé au CNRS et co-auteur des ouvrages Les limites planétaires et L'empreinte écologique. #11 MIGRATIONS ET GÉOPOLITIQUE | FRANÇOIS GEMENNE François Gemenne est spécialiste des questions de géopolitique de l'environnement, professeur à Sciences Po Paris et Grenoble, et à l'Université libre de Bruxelles. #12 VIVRE AUTREMENT | DOMINIQUE MÉDA Dominique Méda est philosophe et sociologue, directrice de l'Institut de Recherche Interdisciplinaire en Sciences Sociales de Paris Dauphine et présidente de l'Institut Veblen.

In this episode Grant Lawrence on his new book for children, Bailey the Bat, potter Heather Lake in our Mugshots series and Dr Daniel Pauly, oceans and fisheries scientist and professor at UBC on his extraordinary life and work.

Actor Ted Danson is well known for Cheers and Curb Your Enthusiasm, but he is also a passionate advocate for ocean health and founder of Oceana. Ted and ocean scientist Dr. Daniel Pauly talk about sustainability, how to enjoy fish responsibily, and the impact that industrial fishing is having on global climate change. I also offer a couple of delicious (and sustainable) fish recipes inspired by my trip to Bermuda, and I answer your questions on “real sourdough,” expiration dates, and the perfect easy dessert. Learn more about what you can do to end overfishing and save our oceans at www.oceana.org. Subscribe to Food with Mark Bittman on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you like to listen, and please leave us a 5 star review on Apple Podcasts. Follow me on Twitter at @bittman, and on Facebook and Instagram at @markbittman, and subscribe to my newsletter The Bittman Project. Submit your listener questions to Mark and Team Bittman on our toll-free listener voicemail line at (833) FOOD-POD or (833) 366-3763. Email sales@advertisecast.com to advertise on the podcast. Food with Mark Bittman is part of the Airwave Media podcast network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

I wanted to update you on a few new developments regarding Seaspiracy. The filmmaker doubled down on the wrong fact that sustainable fishing doesn't exist. He also started a petition for the UK to protect 30% of their ocean by 2030, something is already in progress (since 2019). There was a great review by world-renowned Fisheries Scientist, Dr. Daniel Pauly, who said the movie's solution of stop eating seafood is a detractor to overfishing.  Follow this podcast to learn more about fisheries and the problem of overfishing. Link to Articles: 1) https://plantbasednews.org/news/environment/seaspiracy-directors-create-petition-to-protect-oceans/ 2)  https://www.vox.com/2021/4/13/22380637/seaspiracy-netflix-fact-check-fishing-ocean-plastic-veganism-vegetarianism Want To Talk Oceans? Join the Speak Up For Blue Facebook Group: http://www.speakupforblue.com/group. Speak Up For Blue Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/speakupforblue/ Speak Up For Blue Twitter: https://twitter.com/SpeakUpforBlue Check out the Shows on the Speak Up For Blue Network: Marine Conservation Happy Hour Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2k4ZB3x Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2kkEElk Madame CuriosityApple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2xUlSax Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2V38QQ1 ConCiencia Azul: Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2k6XPio Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2k4ZMMf Dugongs & Seadragons: Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lB9Blv Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2lV6THt Environmental Studies & Sciences Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lx86oh Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2lG8LUh Marine Mammal Science: Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2k5pTCI Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2k1YyRL Projects For Wildlife Podcast: Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2Oc17gy Spotify: https://spoti.fi/37rinWz Ocean Science RadioApple Podcast: https://apple.co/3chJMfA Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3bnkP18 The Guide To Mindful Conservation: Dancing In Pink Hiking Boots:Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/31P4UY6 Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3f7hDJw  

UCB biologist, Dr. Daniel Pauly on what breaks a scientific argument, the fate of your future seafood, and the limits of controlling one's environment. This conversation with Dr. Pauly, spanned many topics - ecology, how change is simultaneously difficult yet necessary, the political situation on Earth, and the strange nature of the human animal. Somewhere in there, we even tried to reckon with the non-material aspects of biology, and how futile it is to treat humans as nothing more than a stack of inanimate atoms. But more than anything else, the trio circled around the tricky question of starting points in science. How can we navigate to an explanation, if we aren't sure of the phenomenon itself? Take, for example, the Earth's focus on the causal relationship between man-made CO2 and global temperatures. This assumption about carbon dioxide then leads scientists to the conclusion that reducing its emission will ultimately stabilize the climate. But what if Earthlings have made a mistake, and managing CO2 is a necessary - rather than sufficient condition, for maintaining the wellbeing of the planet? What if there are other, equally insidious threats to humans and their habitat, like pesticides, industrial waste, single-use plastics, or overconsumption? Currently, the conversation about carbon dioxide is totalizing, with only one correct answer - that industrial interventions are necessary to reduce carbon dioxide emissions, and that the planet's climate must be stabilized and prevented from further change. This is one of those cases where getting where you want to go, rather than just getting somewhere, requires more than a mastery of logic. It also requires a careful evaluation of that first assumption - much like navigating by the north star requires actually knowing the north star. When our ability to correctly estimate a reliable starting point is compromised - either by time, politics, or belief - it becomes almost impossible to reach a robust conclusion about anything - whether it's orienteering, the fate of the climate, or what to have for breakfast. In the case of science, the systematic process by which we understand material existence, our conclusions can only be sturdy only if we start by considering all of the possibilities. If one refuses to consider a possibility because it complicates a political message or undermines a belief system, no amount of logic can lead to understanding. Talk to us @DemystifySci Read us and Wear us @ https://linktr.ee/demystifysci Support us @ rb.gy/a7ueoz ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Music: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Shilo Delay: https://soundcloud.com/laterisgone --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/demystifying-science/support

David Roberts wrote for Vox.com in July, about the mental phenomenon of “shifting baselines,” in which we calibrate our expectations to the world we were born into, irrespective of what came before. And in so doing, he wrote, we unintentionally discount the severity of threats to our well-being. The term first came into fashion in 1995, when fisheries scientist Daniel Pauly observed that each generation of fisheries scientists accepts as a baseline the number of fish and the species composition at the beginning of their careers and uses that baseline to evaluate changes. Roberts spoke with Bob in the summer, about the social science of shifting baselines, generational amnesia and the psychological immune system — and what it all means for how we communicate about climate change. This is a segment from our July 17th program, “This Is Fine”.

Global fisheries expert Daniel Pauly (@SeaAroundUs)on illegal fisheries, vanishing fish and the fight to save BC’s salmon with @Skaanapod host Mark Leiren-Young (@leirenyoung). Skaana connects you to stories about oceans, eco-ethics and the environment. Join the Pod…… https://www.patreon.com/mobydoll Skaana home….. skaana.org Skaana on Medium…. https://medium.com/skaana “Your Magical Week" – meditation with Rayne Benu…. digital-enlightenment.net Facebook……….. https://www.facebook.com/skaanapod/ Twitter…………… https://twitter.com/skaanapod The Killer Whale Who Changed the World… http://amzn.to/2pRNU1q  Orcas Everywhere… http://www.orcaseverywhere.com Spotify…………...www.bit.ly/spotify-skaana More Information About Daniel Pauly Sea Around Us Profile SeaLifeBase – Fish Data Base UBC Profile Interview with The Tyee Interview with Watershed Sentinel Pauly’s Book Vanishing Fish: Shifting Baselines and the Future of Global Fisheries Exploring the Boundary Waters Books on Amazon **Amazon links are affiliate links and support our podcast, thanks for clicking! · The Killer Whale Who Changed the World   · Orcas Everywhere  

The expansion of industrial fishing practices around the world has contributed to the devastation of marine environments; This has had the greatest implications on biodiversity and global warming. How can we mitigate the environmental impacts of industrial fishing? Have we already passed the point of no return? Join us as we dive into these issues and explore breakthroughs within the scope of these problems. We will be speaking to Dr. Daniel Pauly, a French-born marine biologist, known for his work in studying human impacts on global fisheries and a professor at the Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries at the University of British Columbia. In this week's episode, we will be discussing the impacts of certain fishing techniques on international markets and livelihoods, how gathering data on fish length has developed an encyclopedia of more than 30,000 fish species, and the effects of the pandemic compared to global warming. Interested in learning more? To answer that question, grab a pen, take out a napkin, and join us on our podcast at backofanapkin.org to gain access to all the episodes. Check out Dr. Pauly's work at oceans.ubc.ca/daniel-pauly. Let us know of any questions you would like to see answered next!

Back in the late 1980s, Dr Cornelia Nauen was entrusted by Dr Daniel Pauly and Dr Rainer Froese with a big mission: finding a way to fund FishBase, a biodiversity information system of all fish in the world. On this episode, Dr Nauen recounts how she and the FishBase team worked together to gather millions of dollars and kickstart the project, and the challenges of keeping it going once the initial funding phase was done. She also shared some unknown details and funny anecdotes related to the creation of this groundbreaking database. Produced by Valentina Ruiz-Leotaud.

What is environmental amnesia? Thanks for asking!Why are we so slow to become aware of climate change and act against it? The explanation may lie in our brains, which are affected by environmental amnesia.This term was invented in 1999 by American psychologist Peter H. Khan. He theorised that humans were forgetting the history of the environment, or more accurately becoming used to its degradation from generation to generation.Children tend to base their view of what is a “normal” environment on what they experience at a young age. This is true even though in reality they are increasingly growing up in polluted ecosystems.When they grow older, it then becomes difficult to change their viewpoint, as that norm has become their reference point. I guess it’s hard to ‘forget’ something you’ve never seen yourself! Fisheries scientist Daniel Pauly discussed the similar concept of a “shifting baseline syndrome” in 1995. He noted that fishing researchers tended to assess stock based on the norm at the start of their career. That didn’t necessarily take into account that the stock level was already depleted compared to previous generations.Many were unable to accurately identify the baseline population size of how abundant a species of fish was before human exploitation. So why does this happen then?We usually remember the history of our ancestors, from ancient times to the World Wars. That is because we are taught about it at school from an early age, whereas the history of the environment is seldom taught, if at all. In addition, many of us live in urban areas, further and further away from nature.National Trust research published in 2018 showed that UK children play outdoors for an average of 4 hours per week, which is less than half than their parents’ generation. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In 2005, Dr. Deng Palomares was invited by Dr. Daniel Pauly to lead the SeaLifeBase project. In this episode, Dr. Palomares explains how the idea of a database of all marine organisms apart from finfish came to be and reveals that it was created as a homage to a pioneer of tropical fisheries science. Produced by Valentina Ruiz-Leotaud.

Our guest for today's episode is the highly esteemed fisheries biologist Dr. Daniel Pauly whom is arguably the world's most prolific and widely cited living fisheries scientist. He has published over 1000 scientific articles, and has had a hand in producing over 30 books and reports. His vast body of research is used throughout the planet, and he has supervised students in four languages across five continents. Dr Pauly is presently based out of the University of British Columbia as the Principal Investigator of the Sea Around Us project, devoted to studying, documenting and promoting policies to mitigate the impact of fisheries on the world's marine ecosystems. In this episode we cover the “shifting baseline syndrome”, why humanity is "fishing down the marine food web", the giant Ponzi scheme of the industrial fishing complex, and Dr Pauly offers potential solutions to drag ourselves out of this situation. To learn more about Dr. Pauly's work at the Sea Around Us organization and how you can contribute to their cause please visit their website: Sea Around Us To purchase Dr. Pauly's latest book please visit: Vanishing Fish: Shifting Baselines and the Future of Global Fisheries

Back in the late 1980s, Dr Daniel Pauly invited Dr Rainer Froese to join forces and, together, bring FishBase to life. On this episode, Dr Pauly shares some unknown details and funny anecdotes related to the creation of this groundbreaking database. He explains why FishBase is one of the most used products in science and why he believes his intellectual development would have been completely difference without the existence of FishBase. Produced by Valentina Ruiz-Leotaud.

Born in Paris to an African-American GI and a French woman at the end of World War II, Dr. Daniel Pauly rose from a difficult and extraordinarily unusual childhood in Europe to become one of the most daring, productive, and influential fisheries scientists in the history of the field — and the first to illuminate … Continue reading Ep. 34 – Dr. Daniel Pauly on why overfishing is a Ponzi scheme →

Back in the late 1980s, Dr Rainer Froese joined forces with Dr Daniel Pauly and, together, they brought FishBase to life. On this episode, Dr Froese shares some unknown details and funny anecdotes related to the creation of this groundbreaking database. Produced by Valentina Ruiz-Leotaud.

von Jürgen Vagt 05.05.20 heute habe ich Dr. Daniel Pauly von der Law-Firm Linklaters bei den Zukunftsmobilisten gesprochen. Am Anfang haben wir erst einmal Ordnung in die moralischen Dimensionen um das automatisierte Fahren gebracht. Im Verkehr herrscht bekanntermaßen der Rechtsgrundsatz, dass der Mensch als Fahrer haftet unabhängig davon welche technischen Hilfsmittel beziehungsweise Fahrerassistenzsysteme genutzt werden. Laut Dr. Daniel Pauly wird dieser Grundsatz mit allen Wirkungen auf das Verkehrsrecht und die Versicherungswirtschaft auch auf absehbare Zukunft gelten. Nur wenn in einem Gebiet fast vollständig hochgradig automatisierte Fahrzeuge unterwegs sind, kann man diesen Rechtsgrundsatz ändern, sodass die Maschinen haften werden. Wenn man sich die Entwicklung in der Etablierung des automatisierten Autos anschaut, dann wird so ein Zustand erst im Jahr 2050 eintreten. Erstmal geht es um Daten Entscheidender ist in den nächsten Jahren die Frage, wie man mit den Daten des Fahrzeuges umgehen soll, weil die diversen Sensoren im Auto alle Fahrsituationen aufnehmen und die verschiedenen Assistenzsysteme speichern auch alle Veränderungen und eben auch die Reaktionen des Fahrers. Das automatisierte Auto egal auf welchen Level ist eben auch ein digitales Auto. Mit dieser Entwicklung wird das Auto immer ähnlicher, im Vergleich zu Industrie 4.0 Themen oder den Smart Devices im Haus. Deswegen stellt sich die Frage, wie man mit diesen Daten umgehen soll und wer diese Daten unter welchen Bedingungen auswerten soll. Die Autohersteller haben natürlich ein Interesse, die Daten aus dem Fahrzeug auszuwerten und die Automatisierung des Autofahrens sicherer zu machen. Aber auch die Versicherungswirtschaft kann mit den Daten, niedrigen und risikogerechtere Prämien entwickeln. Aber natürlich ist auch Missbrauch Tor und Tür geöffnet und Datenschutz bleibt ein kritisches Thema. Laut Dr. Daniel Pauly ist die Anonymisierung der Daten durch die DSGVO möglich und damit ist der Königsweg eröffnet. Wenn kein Personenbezug der Daten hergestellt werden kann, dann müssen keine Datenschutzvorschriften eingehalten werden. Damit können alle möglichen Geschäftsmodelle entwickelt werden und kein Akteur hat eine dominierende Stellung bei der Verwendung der Daten. Jetzt können Daten mittels passender Geschäftsmodelle in bare Münze überführt werden.

Les stocks de poissons dans les océans atteignent des niveaux alarmants, dit le biologiste marin Daniel Pauly. De son côté, le professeur d'écologie forestière Christian Messier aborde le fascinant sujet de l'intelligence des arbres.

A really good article was published in the Tyee recently, where the author, Andrew Nikiforuk, spoke with Global Fisheries Expert, Dr. Daniel Pauly, and asked him what he would change about global fisheries if he were a Global Fisheries Minister. Daniel had 3 things that he would change: 1) End Government Subsidies For Industrial Fisheries Fleet; 2) Create Fishing Reserves For Small, Local Fisheries; and, 3) Establish No-Go Zones To Protect Fish. Listen to the episode for more information. Here are some links on Dr. Daniel Pauly: University Of British Columbia Website The Sea Around Us Project Website What would you do if you were Global Fisheries Minister? Share your plan in the Speak Up For Blue Facebook Group: http://www.speakupforblue.com/group. Check out the new Speak Up For The Ocean Blue Podcast App: http://www.speakupforblue.com/app. Speak Up For Blue Instagram Speak Up For Blue Twitter Check out the Shows on the Speak Up For Blue Network: Marine Conservation Happy Hour Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2k4ZB3x Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2kkEElk ConCiencia Azul: Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2k6XPio Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2k4ZMMf Dugongs & Seadragons: Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lB9Blv Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2lV6THt Environmental Studies & Sciences Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lx86oh Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2lG8LUh Marine Mammal Science: Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2k5pTCI Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2k1YyRL  

Sommaire de l'émission avec Martin Labrosse;L'ABI, l'offre patronale acceptée par les syndiqués:Le point avec Claudie Simard;Un enfant attaqué par un chien:Entrevue avec Sarah-Lise Hamel de la SPA Mauricie;Chronique internationale de Xavier Savard-Fournier:Retour au calme à Hong Kong;Politique et société avec Josée Boileau:Justin Trudeau et Andrew Scheer;L'ABI, l'offre patronale acceptée:Entrevue avec D. Lemieux des Métallos;Chronique économique de Gérald Fillion;Logements sociaux:Entrevue avec C. Gulkin de la Table de quartier Peter-McGill;La disparition d'îles du fleuve St-Laurent:Reportage de René Saint-Louis;La biographie Daniel Pauly, un océan de combats:Entrevue avec le biologiste;English Montreal et refus de transfert:Entrevue avec Russell Copeman

Les impacts du changement climatique sur les océans ont de fortes conséquences sur la biodiversité marine. Peut-on encore la sauver ? Samedi 8 juin 2019, la Tribune du Muséum "Agissons pour l'Océan" réunissait 4 experts pour en débattre : Émeline Pettex, Daniel Pauly, François Sarano et Guy Duhamel. Par quoi commencer ? Faut-il imposer la création de « sanctuaires marins » ? Comment mettre en place une « pêchécologie » globale afin de sortir du modèle de surpêche et de surexploitation des espèces ? Quel rôle de l'océan dans la lutte contre le changement climatique ? Un podcast animé par Mathieu Brand d'Usbek & Rica www.mnhn.fr/fr/tribune-ocean

Les impacts du changement climatique sur les océans se traduisent à leur tour par des impacts importants sur la biodiversité marine (métabolismes des individus, cycles et déplacements des espèces, relations proies - prédateurs, habitats). Plus que jamais, nous constatons que tout, dans le péril climatique, est lié. Alors, que faire ? Par quoi commencer ? Faut-il imposer la création de « sanctuaires marins » ? Comment mettre en place une « pêchécologie » globale afin de sortir du modèle de surpêche et de surexploitation des espèces ?  On en parle avec nos quatre invités : Emeline Pettex, Daniel Pauly, Guy Duhamel et François Sarano. 

In this episode, we speak with Dr. Daniel Pauly, an award-winning marine biologist at the University of British Colombia. Dr. Pauly speaks with us about his new book, Vanishing Fish: Shifting Baselines and the Future of Global Fisheries, which examines the world’s reserves of fish, commercial fisheries, and the various crises they both face.  PLEASE... The post Vanishing Fish: A Conversation with Dr. Daniel Pauly appeared first on Matters of State - International Relations Podcast.

Daniel Pauly is a professor of marine biology at the University of British Columbia and principal investigator of the Sea Around Us Project, which seeks to understand the impact that fisheries have on the world’s oceans. His new book, "Vanishing Fish: Shifting Baselines and the Future of Global Fisheries", is a kind of greatest hits of his essays over the years. He is perhaps most famous for the essay he penned in 1995, in which he coined the phrase “shifting baselines”. The phrase describes our shifting perception, from generation to generation, about the normal state of Nature. The essay is widely-cited and the concept has now been applied to other generational paradigm shifts. In this wide-ranging interview, Pauly talks about the origin of the shifting baselines concept, the current state of the world’s ocean, why overfishing is a problem and what we as individuals can do about it. -- Receive 25% off your new web hosting plan using the promo code "science": http://hostgator.com -- Tell us what you thought of this episode: Email: feedback@sciencentric.com Instagram: http://instagram.com/sciencentric Facebook: http://facebook.com/sciencentric Twitter: http://twitter.com/sciencentric

Almost a quarter century ago, Daniel Pauly, one of the most important scientists of the Anthropocene, introduced “shifting baselines syndrome” to explain our generational blindness to environmental destruction. It has since become one of the key terms framing climate change and other forms of planetary degradation. In his upcoming book Vanishing Fish, Shifting Baselines and the future of global fisheries, Daniel Pauly offers a devastating look at the state of today’s global fisheries—and a radical way to turn it around. He chronicles not only the arc of the fishing industry’s demise, offering insights into how and why it has failed, but draws on decades of research to provide an up-todate assessment of ocean health and an analysis of the issues that have contributed to the current crisis, including globalization, massive underreporting of catch, and the phenomenon of “shifting baselines,” in which, over time, important knowledge is lost about the state of the entire natural world.

One of Britain's most innovative and original street artists joins the pod today to share his life journey. ATM's beautiful murals are designed to highlight the plight of the country's birds and wildlife as they silently succumb to aggressive farming methods and urbanization in the name of progress. The current situation, if allowed to continue, is likely to lead to mass extinctions within a very short time period. We also discuss the urgent need for reform in how art is taught in universities. Links: www.atmstreetart.com/ George Monbiot and Daniel Pauly on shifting baselines: https://tinyurl.com/yaqsjow8 Watch ATM in action: https://tinyurl.com/ybr65al3 A Pint With Seaniebee Audible Feast's list of Best Podcast Series of 2017: https://tinyurl.com/ya5yj9vs Top 12 Best New Podcast Series of 2016: http://tinyurl.com/gps9tn5 50 Best Podcast Episodes list 2017: https://tinyurl.com/y7ryajat 50 Best Podcast Episodes list 2016: http://tinyurl.com/hp83rnw Release date: June 20th 2018 Runtime: 35m Recorded: Acton Town

Les prises de poissons équivalaient à 28 millions de tonnes par année en 1950 (dont seulement 17 millions reportées) pour atteindre un pic de 130 millions en 1996 (86 millions reportées). Comment expliquer une telle différence entre les prises reportées et réelles? Comment mesurer le poids de la surpêche, longtemps sous-estimée? Quelles en sont les conséquences? Quel est l’avenir des poissons dans les mers et océans de la planète? Arnaud Decroix en parle avec le biologiste Daniel Pauly, professeur à l’Université de la Colombie-Britannique, également désigné scientifique de l’année de Radio-Canada en 2016.

Les prises de poissons équivalaient à 28 millions de tonnes par année en 1950 (dont seulement 17 millions reportées) pour atteindre un pic de 130 millions en 1996 (86 millions reportées). Comment expliquer une telle différence entre les prises reportées et réelles? Comment mesurer le poids de la surpêche, longtemps sous-estimée? Quelles en sont les conséquences? Quel est l’avenir des poissons dans les mers et océans de la planète? Arnaud Decroix en parle avec le biologiste Daniel Pauly, professeur à l’Université de la Colombie-Britannique, également désigné scientifique de l’année de Radio-Canada en 2016.

On January 9, 2017, the Supreme Court decided White v. Pauly, a petition involving a denial of qualified immunity to law enforcement officers in a civil rights dispute. In October 2011, officers Kevin Truesdale and Michael Mariscal went to the home of Daniel and Samuel Pauly to investigate a complaint made by several drivers that Daniel had been driving erratically that evening. The officers entered the Pauly property while a third officer, Ray White, remained near the highway in case Daniel returned there. Truesdale and Mariscal did not find Daniel’s truck, but they did notice lights on in one of two houses on the property. Upon approaching the building covertly they spotted two men moving around inside, and then requested that Officer White join them. When the Paulys became aware that strangers were present outside there was a verbal confrontation; according to the officers, the officers self-identified as police and threatened to enter the house if the brothers did not come out. It appears however, that neither Pauly heard the self-identification. Just as White was arriving the brothers warned that they had firearms. Upon hearing the warning, White took cover behind a stone wall fifty feet from the house. Daniel then fired two shotgun blasts out the back door and when Samuel pointed a handgun out the window in White’s direction, Mariscal fired at him but missed. Several seconds later White also fired and hit Samuel, killing him. Samuel Pauly’s estate and Daniel Pauly sued the officers under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, alleging an excessive use of force in violation of the Fourth Amendment. The district court denied qualified immunity to the officers and a divided panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit affirmed. The majority reasoned that, taking the plaintiffs’ version of the facts as true, a reasonable person in the position of Officers Mariscal and Truesdale should have understood that their conduct might cause the Paulys to use deadly force in defense of their home. As to Officer White, the majority concluded that while he did not participate in much of the lead up to the shootout, a reasonable officer in his position would have believed a verbal warning was required given that the stone wall afforded him secure cover. -- The Supreme Court granted the officers’ petition for certiorari, vacated the judgment of the Tenth Circuit, and remanded the case. Qualified immunity attaches when an official’s conduct “does not violate clearly established statutory or constitutional rights of which a reasonable person would have known.” On the record described by the Tenth Circuit, the Supreme Court held, Officer White did not violate clearly established law. But because the parties disputed whether White actually arrived on the scene several minutes before the shooting started and should have known that the other officers had not properly identified themselves, the Court left this potential alternative ground for affirmance--as well as whether Truesdale and Mariscal were entitled to qualified immunity in light of the Supreme Court’s ruling--for further consideration by the Tenth Circuit on remand. Justice Ginsburg issued a concurring opinion. -- To discuss the case, we have Josh Skinner, Of Counsel with Fanning, Harper, Martinson, Brandt & Kutchin, P.C.

Avec Marie-France Bélanger, Chantal Srivastava, Jean-François Bouthillette et Richard Massicotte. 1ère heure: Les secrets du golf St-Laurent, entrevue avec Alexandra Cousteau d'Oceana Canada; Revue de l'actualité scientifique de la semaine; Effects du réchauffement climatique sur la taille des poissons selon le biologiste Daniel Pauly; L’amour, comme des bêtes ,le castor; Entrevue avec deux experts du développement de l'habitat qui tiennent compte du développement durable. 2e heure: Recouvrer la vue grâce à une prothèse, entrevue avec le chirurgien Flavio Rezende; Revue de l'actualité scientifique de la semaine; Le courrier des Années lumière: la longévité des gauchers; Voir venir l'Alzheimer par l'odorat, entrevue avec le chercheur Judes Poirier; La science tous-terrains, le bar rayé, avec le chercheur Pascal Sirois à Saguenay; L'auteur des Années lumière, Jocelyn Lachance, pour Adophobie, le piège des images.

Selon une recherche récente, dix millions de tonnes de poissons seraient gaspillées chaque année. Comment expliquer un tel gaspillage mondial dans un contexte de raréfaction de cette ressource halieutique et de besoins alimentaires accrus? Arnaud Decroix en discute avec le biologiste Daniel Pauly, co-auteur de cette étude et professeur à l’Université de la Colombie-Britannique.

Selon une recherche récente, dix millions de tonnes de poissons seraient gaspillées chaque année. Comment expliquer un tel gaspillage mondial dans un contexte de raréfaction de cette ressource halieutique et de besoins alimentaires accrus? Arnaud Decroix en discute avec le biologiste Daniel Pauly, co-auteur de cette étude et professeur à l’Université de la Colombie-Britannique.

Scientific evidence has been telling us for years that our oceans are in peril. So why have we not been able to rectify the situation? Hear from Dr. Daniel Pauly, internationally-acclaimed fisheries scientist and principal investigator of the Sea Around Us, in a discussion that will bring to light the perilous state of the world's oceans today. Dr. Pauly touches upon what actions would really need to be taken – by policy makers and citizens alike – in order for the overwhelming evidence of damage to our oceans to be translated into policy and practice to save them from a dire future.

Le Scientifique de l’année 2016 de Radio-Canada : le biologiste Daniel Pauly, un spécialiste des ressources marines mondialement reconnu, professeur à l’Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries à l’Université de la Colombie-Britannique; Matière condensée; Le premier peuplement d’Amérique; Doc / Postdoc : La course aux publications avec Olivier Bégin-Caouette; Le courrier des Années lumière : le hoquet; L’auteur des Années lumière : l’astrophysicien Jonathan Ruel et L’astronome dur à cuire.

Prof. Daniel Pauly says the world must prevent overfishing or gradually lose an important resource.

Entrevue avec Daniel Pauly, chercheur au Centre des pêcheries de l'Université de la Colombie-Britannique.

When it comes to understanding why our planet's biodiversity is declining so precipitously, no phrase has as much explanatory power as “shifting baselines” — as essayist Derrick Jensen put it, “[T]he process of becoming accustomed to, and accepting as normal, worsening conditions.” Every generation regards its own environment as natural and healthy, failing to recognize that the status quo is but a pale imitation of what previous generations enjoyed. The term was coined by Daniel Pauly, a fisheries biologist, and it's most often applied to the collapse of global fisheries. Our oceans are plundered, but our lack of historical context prevents us from noticing. John Waldman is determined to wake us up to what we've lost. Waldman, a professor of biology at Queens College, is the author of Running Silver: Restoring Atlantic Rivers and Their Great Fish Migrations (Lyons Press, 2013), a book that not only elucidates the predicament of plummeting fisheries, but also provides a roadmap for escaping it. Waldman's focus is diadromous fish — the migratory species, like salmon, sturgeon, eels, and shad, that once ran in great pulses up and down every East Coast river, providing sustenance for ecosystems and human communities. Centuries of dam construction, overfishing, and other deleterious forces have reduced these once-spectacular migrations to just a fraction of their historic abundance; yet thanks to our shifting baselines, we seem scarcely to have noticed, which only makes the problem worse. Waldman calls this phenomenon — in which species disappear from people's awareness and so lose their advocates — “eco-social anomie.” Fortunately, the news for migratory fish is not all catastrophic. Waldman documents a number of heartening restoration efforts, especially dam removals, that are helping some species rebound, and proving that diadromous fish still have constituents. While the Atlantic Coast's fish runs may never return to their former glory, there's still time to restore their relevance to ecosystems and human lives. “Poor shad!” wrote Henry David Thoreau, to whom Waldman's book is dedicated. “Where is thy redress?” Running Silver certainly isn't complete redress for our troubled rivers, but it offers a guide to making amends. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When it comes to understanding why our planet’s biodiversity is declining so precipitously, no phrase has as much explanatory power as “shifting baselines”  — as essayist Derrick Jensen put it, “[T]he process of becoming accustomed to, and accepting as normal, worsening conditions.” Every generation regards its own environment as natural and healthy, failing to recognize that the status quo is but a pale imitation of what previous generations enjoyed. The term was coined by Daniel Pauly, a fisheries biologist, and it’s most often applied to the collapse of global fisheries. Our oceans are plundered, but our lack of historical context prevents us from noticing. John Waldman is determined to wake us up to what we’ve lost. Waldman, a professor of biology at Queens College, is the author of Running Silver: Restoring Atlantic Rivers and Their Great Fish Migrations (Lyons Press, 2013), a book that not only elucidates the predicament of plummeting fisheries, but also provides a roadmap for escaping it. Waldman’s focus is diadromous fish — the migratory species, like salmon, sturgeon, eels, and shad, that once ran in great pulses up and down every East Coast river, providing sustenance for ecosystems and human communities. Centuries of dam construction, overfishing, and other deleterious forces have reduced these once-spectacular migrations to just a fraction of their historic abundance; yet thanks to our shifting baselines, we seem scarcely to have noticed, which only makes the problem worse. Waldman calls this phenomenon — in which species disappear from people’s awareness and so lose their advocates  — “eco-social anomie.” Fortunately, the news for migratory fish is not all catastrophic. Waldman documents a number of heartening restoration efforts, especially dam removals, that are helping some species rebound, and proving that diadromous fish still have constituents. While the Atlantic Coast’s fish runs may never return to their former glory, there’s still time to restore their relevance to ecosystems and human lives. “Poor shad!” wrote Henry David Thoreau, to whom Waldman’s book is dedicated. “Where is thy redress?” Running Silver certainly isn’t complete redress for our troubled rivers, but it offers a guide to making amends. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When it comes to understanding why our planet’s biodiversity is declining so precipitously, no phrase has as much explanatory power as “shifting baselines”  — as essayist Derrick Jensen put it, “[T]he process of becoming accustomed to, and accepting as normal, worsening conditions.” Every generation regards its own environment as natural and healthy, failing to recognize that the status quo is but a pale imitation of what previous generations enjoyed. The term was coined by Daniel Pauly, a fisheries biologist, and it’s most often applied to the collapse of global fisheries. Our oceans are plundered, but our lack of historical context prevents us from noticing. John Waldman is determined to wake us up to what we’ve lost. Waldman, a professor of biology at Queens College, is the author of Running Silver: Restoring Atlantic Rivers and Their Great Fish Migrations (Lyons Press, 2013), a book that not only elucidates the predicament of plummeting fisheries, but also provides a roadmap for escaping it. Waldman’s focus is diadromous fish — the migratory species, like salmon, sturgeon, eels, and shad, that once ran in great pulses up and down every East Coast river, providing sustenance for ecosystems and human communities. Centuries of dam construction, overfishing, and other deleterious forces have reduced these once-spectacular migrations to just a fraction of their historic abundance; yet thanks to our shifting baselines, we seem scarcely to have noticed, which only makes the problem worse. Waldman calls this phenomenon — in which species disappear from people’s awareness and so lose their advocates  — “eco-social anomie.” Fortunately, the news for migratory fish is not all catastrophic. Waldman documents a number of heartening restoration efforts, especially dam removals, that are helping some species rebound, and proving that diadromous fish still have constituents. While the Atlantic Coast’s fish runs may never return to their former glory, there’s still time to restore their relevance to ecosystems and human lives. “Poor shad!” wrote Henry David Thoreau, to whom Waldman’s book is dedicated. “Where is thy redress?” Running Silver certainly isn’t complete redress for our troubled rivers, but it offers a guide to making amends. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dr. Pauly is an expert in marine ecosystems, and has been studying underwater sea life for 30 years.

Dr. Pauly is an expert in marine ecosystems, and has been studying underwater sea life for 30 years.