Mereconomics

Please consider submitting and/or attending the International Symposium and Workshop on Ecological and Economic Sustainable Crustacean Fisheries, where I will join other experts from diverse fields to discuss the fascinating and dynamic world of crustacean markets, which in my humble opinion provide a wonderful lens into larger workings of our changing climate and the economi...

In all things 19th Century that we are living through once again in the recreation of unbridled greed and industrial concentration, the newly announced H1B visa fees fit squarely in the mold. The administration has said that big tech is behind the move, and why shouldn’t they be?

In 2024, Snow Crab scientists from the Atlantic and Pacific gathered in St. John’s Newfoundland to share insights on how crabs were faring with climate changes and differing fishing pressures. Here is the report of all the great science!!

One part of yesterday’s (Monday, Aug 25, 2025) oval office press conference focused on a core of my research: aquatic invasive species. He definitely muddied the waters, confusing Michigan governor Gretchen Whitmer with someone named Kristi Whitman (perhaps he was thinking of the former governor of NJ and head of the EPA,