Mining Down the Biomass: From Cod to Kelp with Robert Steneck — WildFed Podcast #022

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In this episode:

Robert Steneck, Ph.D | Professor of Oceanography, Marine Biology and Marine Policy at University of Maine

Podcast discussion:

• Ecological description of where they are in the world

• Cod is king

• Bob’s background in marine ecology

• The history of Maine’s fisheries — ecosystem passengers vs ecosystem drivers

• The gilded trap of the Maine lobster

• Eating down the food chain

• A functionally domesticated landscape

• Diversifying our ecological portfolio

• Tragedy of the commons

• The impact of recreational fishing

• Can commercial fishing ever be sustainable?

• Educating yourself on sustainable choices

• Resilience of coral reefs

• The future of the world’s oceans

• Creating a meaningful dialogue around our world’s ecological issues

• Where do we go from here?

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Episode Resources: 

• Bob’s TED talk: The lost world of the Gulf of Maine | Robert Steneck

• A collection of much of Robert S. Steneck's research

• Cod: A Biography of the Fish that Changed the World by Mark Kurlansky

• Bunny Clark Deep Sea Fishing

• Green Sea Urchins (Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis) in Maine

• Coralline algae

• Fishes of the Gulf of Maine by Bigelow, Henry Bryant, b. 1879; Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution; Schroeder, William C. (William Charles), b. 1895

• Scientific publication: American lobster dynamics in a brave new ocean

• Seaweed Chronicles: A World at the Water's Edge by Susan Hand Shetterly

• Maine Center for Coastal Fisheries

• Article: Collective Action and the Evolution of Social Norms by Elinor Ostrom

• Article: A lesson in resources management from Elinor Ostrom

• Study: Study In Science Reveals Recreational Fishing Takes Big Bite Of Ocean Catch

• Territorial Use Rights for Fishing (TURF) Programs

• Marine Stewardship Council

• Documentary: Chasing Coral

• Houston, We Have a Narrative: Why Science Needs Story by Randy Olson

• Milankovitch cycles

• Letter to President Nixon

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Meet Robert Steneck

Robert Steneck, Ph.D is a professor of Oceanography, Marine Biology and Marine Policy in the School of Marine Sciences at the University of Maine. He's a marine ecologist whose laboratories include coastal zones in the Gulf of Maine and the Caribbean. He has published over 200 scientific papers on topics including coral reefs, calcareous algae, lobsters, sea urchins, fish, historical ecology, marine ecosystem dynamics, global climate change, ocean acidification and the science of managing marine resources. His scientific publications have been cited over 33,000 times. He is a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, A Pew Fellow in Marine Conservation and was distinguished for his research by the Second International Lobster Congress.

Read more about Robert’s work here.