Upcoming events
Recent events
2008 Earth Day
In recognition of Earth Day, the officers along with a few members took part in Duke’s main campus festivities. Our goal for the day was to educate the public about making responsible consumer decisions, to increase our membership, and to have fun. Many passers-by were intrigued by our fishing attire and seafood quiz game. To win a treat, participants would fish in our small ocean (a blue bucket) for paper fish. Each fish was labeled with the species name, and how it was caught. The contestant then had to decide if this was a sustainable capture method and could choose to put the fish back in the ocean, or on a plate.
5 March 2008 - Seafood Successes Happy Hour, Beaufort
DukeFish will hold a happy hour event at the restaurant Picatta’s in Morehead City as our closing event of the year. At the happy hour, Mike Orbach will give a speech titled "The Success of Fisheries Management in the U.S." while attendees dine on appetizers prepared by Kelly, head chef and owner of Picatta’s.
29 February 2008 - Guest Speaker, Joseph Gordon, Durham
Joseph Gordon from Conserve our Ocean Legacy (COOL) spoke about their campaign to end overfishing by encouraging NMFS to adopt strong fisheries management regulations as they implement the re-authorized Magnuson Stevens Act (MSA) of 2006. His presentation highlighted the impacts of over-fishing with beautiful photographs of marine life and the effects that over-fishing can have on them. It was a powerful presentation that spurred a great discussion afterward. A link to the campaign for more information: http://www.oceanlegacy.org/index.html
Part of Mr. Gordon's presentation at Duke was to gain support for the COOL program and promote encouragement for changes in the fisheries management regulation. The COOL program has put together postcards that people fill out to show their support! Everyone that attended the meeting filled these out, but we're still short of the goal to elicit 300 signatures from Duke University students! We will have postcards at all of our remaining events this year, including the Seafood Successes Happy Hour and Earth Day Festivities. See you there!
30 October 2007 - Fly-fishing lessons, Beaufort
16 October 2007 - Earth Jam, Durham
6 October 2007 - Seafood Festival, Morehead City
5 October 2007 - Seafood Symposium, Durham and Beaufort
6 September 2007 - Pivers Island Beach Clean-up
20 April 2007 - Earth Day
Officers 2008 (link to Officer biographies)
Eddie Farrell - President
Elena Finkbeiner - Vice President
Jennie Dean - Secretary
Daylin Muñoz-Nuñez - Treasurer
Katherine McGlade - Historian
Wendy Goyert - Durham Liaison
Articles
Ready for Life Without Bluefin Tuna?
Tidewater - Volume 22, Issue 1
Tidewater - Volume 22, Issue 2
December 2007 Newsletter
Links
American Fisheries Society
Student Subsection of AFS
Tidewater Chapter of AFS
Duke University Marine Lab
Duke University, Nicholas School of the Environment and Earth Sciences
Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions
Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions' Ocean Program
Duke University, Student Affiliated Group
Green Wave
Carteret Catch
Monterey Bay Aquarium Seafood Watch Program
Blue Ocean Institute's From Sea to Table Program
NOAA's FishWatch - U.S. Seafood Facts
Ocean Revolution