Fishery Features
Regional Fisheries
Atlantic Cod: The good, the bad, and the rebuilding
The status and potential of Europe's Atlantic fisheries
Closing High Seas Fisheries
4-part series in which several experts talk and debate closing the high seas to fishing.

Should We Close The High Seas to Fishing?
Should we close the high seas to fishing? We collected the thoughts of several experts who weigh in on the topic in part 1 of a 4-part series.

Motivations for Closing the High Seas to Fishing
What are the motivations for closing the high seas? We collected the thoughts of several experts who weigh in on the topic in part 2 of a 4-part series.

Potential Implications and Outcomes of Closing High Seas to Fishing
What are the potential implications and outcomes of closing the high seas? We collected the thoughts of several experts who weigh in on the topic in part 3 of a 4-part series.

Part 4: Alternatives to Closing the High Seas – Potential Strategies and Outcomes
What are some alternatives to closing the high seas to fishing? We collected the thoughts of several experts who weigh in on the topic in part 4 of a 4-part series.
Interviews with Fishery Experts

Carl Walters
Carl Walters is a Professor Emeritus at the Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries at the University of British Columbia. His area of expertise

George Burgess
George Burgess, an ichthyologist and fisheries biologist, is the Director of The Florida Program for Shark Research (FPSR) and Curator of the International Shark Attack

Olaf Jensen
Olaf Jensen is an Assistant Professor at Rutgers University Department of Marine & Coastal Sciences. His areas of expertise include fisheries stock assessment and

Margaret Spring
Margaret Spring is the Vice President of Conservation & Science and Chief Conservation Officer at the Monterey Bay Aquarium. She oversees the aquarium’s Ocean

Frances Gulland
Frances Gulland is a Senior Scientist at The Marine Mammal Center (TMMC) in Sausalito, CA, and has served as the Director of Veterinary Services

Brian Rothschild
Brian Rothschild is the founding Dean and Montgomery Charter Professor Emeritus of Marine Science and Technology at the Department of Fisheries Oceanography in the

John Tanzer
John Tanzer is the Director of the Global Marine Program at World Wildlife Fund (WWF) International. We spoke to him on November 22,

Andrew Rosenberg
Andrew Rosenberg is the Director at the Center for Science and Democracy, Union of Concerned Scientists, and formerly Regional Director for Northeast of National

Will salmon season happen this year? An interview with Norm Van Vactor
We spoke to Norm Van Vactor, CEO of the Bristol Bay Economic Development Corporation, about whether or not there will be salmon fishing this summer.

Optimism about salmon season in Bristol Bay. A chat with Andy Wink
We spoke to Andy Wink, executive director of the BBRSDA about the uncertainties surrounding salmon fishing this summer. Things are optimistic.







