Archive for December, 2007

Dec 20 2007

Chenier Ecology for December 2007

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Fisheries Infrastructure Recovery — Hurricanes Katrina and Rita devastated the commercial,
charter and recreational fisheries industries in coastal Louisiana. Much of the infrastructure that
supported the industry along the coast, which included docks, wharves, ice houses, loading and offloading
equipment, cold storage, processing, and shipping facilities, and lifts, boat ramps and other critical
infrastructure to clean-up and remove vessels, was damaged or destroyed. Louisiana’s fishermen and
fisheries related businesses suffered great financial losses with estimates ranging from $580 million
to almost $2 billion.

ZRODLO: Louisiana Sea Grant

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Dec 18 2007

Football Helmets Detect Concussions

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The University of Minnesota is on the cutting edge of technology. Kasey-Dee Gardner tells us about the headgear that’s equipped with concussion detecting sensors.

Oryginal: Louisiana Sea Grant

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Dec 18 2007

Cool Jobs: Mussel Men

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What do researchers endure to save endangered freshwater mussels? And why do they do it? Jorge Ribas finds out.

Oryginal: Louisiana Sea Grant

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Dec 13 2007

Oceans Flood Researchers with Info

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With 3,000 monitors floating through the world’s oceans at once, scientists are getting a flood of information about our seas. James Williams dives into the story.

Oryginal: Louisiana Sea Grant

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