Hello, everyone! I wanted to bring your attention to a new paper from our lab that may be of interest. It's about trophy fishing for IUCN Red List Threatened species, and why we believe this practice should be stopped.
Please read and share, and please let me know if you have any questions. Official version of the paper: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0308597X14001754 Open-access version of the paper: http://rjd.miami.edu/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Shiffman-et-al_Mar-Pol_2014.pdf Official press release: http://www.miami.edu/index.php/news/releases/study_analyzed_conservation_status_of_trophy_fish/ Blog post containing background information on the issues presented in the paper: http://www.southernfriedscience.com/?p=17469 Sincerely, -- *David Shiffman* *Ph.D. Student, Research Assistant,* Abess Center for Ecosystem Science and Policy <http://www.cesp.miami.edu/> R.J. Dunlap Marine Conservation Program <http://rjd.miami.edu/> [image: RJD] *e: *[email protected] | *p: *412.915.2309 *a: *4600 Rickenbacker Cswy, Miami, Florida, 33149 *t: *@WhySharksMatter <http://twitter.com/#!/WhySharksMatter> | *b: *Southern Fried Science Blog <http://www.southernfriedscience.com/>
