A research professor at the University of New Hampshire’s Coastal Marine Laboratory is investigating how changing water temperatures off the coast of Massachusetts and particularly Martha’s Vineyard impacts the offspring of a valuable state fishery. Elizabeth Fairchild, research associate professor at the marine laboratory and a scientist with the New Hampshire Agricultural Experiment […]
“The greatest threat to our planet is the belief that someone else will save it.” Author Robert Swan A statement like that can feel intense, accusatory, and anxiety inducing. We all do so much already, how can we fit anymore in. Is it possible to not fear, resent, or feel attacked by words that hold […]
The Tisbury select board unanimously approved changes to the town’s aquaculture regulations that will allow oyster farming closer to the water’s surface. The new regulations come as farmers have complained that poor water quality and more specifically, a lack of oxygen on the bottom of the Lagoon has limited their ability to […]
To the Editor: As a resident of Lagoon Pond with an aquaculture plot right in front of my house, I have to say I am shocked that the Natural Resources Advisory Committee essentially let the foxes draft the document for henhouse security. Shellfish Constable Danielle Ewart a reliable voice for science and for our […]