Staff Publications
Please see below for our most recent publications. Scroll down for Magazine & Newspaper Articles, Scientific Papers & Reports, and Book Chapters.
Magazine & Newspaper Articles
Safina, C. 2011. Why are we using up the Earth? CNN OpEd. January 24, 2011. View Article.
Safina, C. 2010. How to jump-start energy policy reform. The Washington Post. December 21, 2010. View Article
Safina, C. 2010. Right Time for the Right Whale? Patagonia 2010 Holiday Catalogue. November 2010. View Essay
Safina, C. 2010. Toxic Brew. Special Report: The BP Gulf Oil Disaster: Audubon Magazine. September 2010. View Article
Safina, C and M. Hardt. 2010. How Acidification Threatens Oceans from the Inside Out. Scientific American. August 2010. View Article
Safina, C. 2010. Reporting Live from the Gulf. Edible East End. June 2010. View Article.
Safina, C. 2010. Oil catastrophe wasn't just an accident. CNN Invited OpEd. July 28, 2010. View Article
Safina, C. 2010. We are all Gulf victims now. CNN invited OpEd. June 3, 2010. View Article
McLaughlin, K and C. Safina. 2010. Green Chefs, Blue Ocean. Edible East End. Spring 2010. View Article
Safina, C. 2010. Sea Change. Eating Well Magazine. March/April, 2010: 3-14. View PDF
Safina C. 2010, January 23. Save the salmon -- and us. [Opinion]. L.A. Times. View Article
Safina, C. 2010, January 14. Taking too much out; putting too much in; That's the classic problem with how we treat our oceans; a unified policy will help. [Opinion]. Newsday.
Safina, C. 2009. Throw Back the Big Ones. Edible East End. High Summer. View Article Link
Safina, C. 2009. Note to Self: Connect. Edible East End. Low Summer. View PDF
Safina, C. 2009, July 9. Will there always be another fish in the sea? [Opinion]. Newsday. View Article
McLaughlin, K and C. Safina. 2009. Don't Eat the Turtles When You Order the Shrimp. Conservation International Blog
Safina, C. The Smaller the Fish, the Better. In The Seafood Eater’s Latest Conundrum: New York Times. June 9, 2009. View Article
Safina, C and M. Hardt. On World Oceans Day, consider the jellyfishburger and fries. Grist. June 4, 2010. View Article
Safina, C. 2009, April 14. Cease Sea Turtle Carnage. [Opinion]. Tampa Tribune. View Article Link
Safina, C. 2009. Darwinism Must Die So That Evolution Can Live. New York Times, Science Times, February 10, 2009. View Article
Safina, C and K. McLaughlin. 2008. The Evolution of Sushi. Edible East End. Winter. View PDF
Hardt, M.J. 2008. Carbon Dioxide: The Curse of the Deep. The American Prospect: Oceans and Coasts Special Report, A3. View PDF
Safina, C. 2008, December 8. Regulators Are Pushing Bluefin Tuna to the Brink. Yale Environment360. View Article Link
Safina, C. 2008, December 1. Toward A Sea Ethic. The American Prospect: Oceans and Coasts Special Report, A21-23. View PDF
Safina, C. and M.J. Hard. 2008. Jellyburgers and Fries. Edible East End. Fall. View PDF
Safina, C. 2008. Tuna Wishing. Edible East End. High Summer. View PDF
Safina, C. 2008. Summertime Blues. Edible East End. Low Summer. View PDF
Safina, C. 2008. Sunset on Tiana Bay. Edible East End. Spring. View PDF
Safina. C. 2008. The Moral Climate. Orion Magazine. September. View PDF
Safina, C. and M.J. Hardt. 2008. Carbon’s Burden on the World’s Oceans. Yale Environment e360. View Article
Hardt, M.J. 2008. The Ocean Revealed. Creation Care. View PDF
Hardt, M.J. and C. Safina. 2008. Covering Ocean Acidification: Chemistry and Considerations. Yale Forum on Climate Change and the Media. View Article
Safina, C. 2007. Wings of the Albatross. National Geographic. Dec.: 86-113. View Article
Safina, C. 2007. Moby Hope. LEX Traveler (Lindblad Expeditions). Summer.
Safina, C. 2006. Comes a Turtle, Comes a World. Patagonia, Inc. Winter. Article Link
Turnipseed, M. 2005. A Diver’s Guide: Ocean Friendly Seafood. Sport Diver.
Nichols, W.J. and R. Rangel. 2004. EcoWatch: Join Baja California's Growing Grassroots Sea Turtle Conservation Movement. Baja Life: Summer. View PDF
Nichols, W.J. and C. Safina. 2004. Case Study: Lunch with a Turtle Poacher. Conservation in Practice 5(4): 30-36. View PDF
Safina, C. 2004. Serial field journal surveying sea turtle nests along the Pacific coast of Mexico, (March 22nd - April 5th, 2004) found at: POV Borders at PBS.com. For full weblog click here.
Safina, C. 2003. The Soul Who Swims. Patagonia Inc. Fall. Article Link
Brownstein, C., M. Lee and C. Safina. 2003. Harnessing Consumer Power for Ocean Conservation. Conservation Magazine. View Article
Safina, C. 2003. Ocean Is On The Line. Newsday and various other syndicate newspapers. 26 August. Article Link
Nichols, W.J. 2003. The Turtle Thief, the Fisherman, and the Saint. Originally appeared in Baja Life: Summer. Updated in 2006. View PDF
Safina, C. 2003. Launching a Sea Ethic. Wild Earth. Winter 2002-2003: 2-5. View Article
Lee, M. 2002. Choose Your Seafood Wisely. Maui Outdoor Adventures.
Safina, C. 2001. Albatross Wanderings. Audubon. January/February. View PDF
Safina, C. 2000. Imperfect Fishing Doomed the Crew. Newsday. August 10: A37. View PDF
Lee, M. 1999. The Changing Face of Stewardship of Our Oceans. Discover Diving. October.
Safina, C. May/June 1998. The Audubon Guide to Seafood. Audubon.
Safina, C. 1998. Excerpts from Song for the Blue Ocean. Science.
Safina, C. 1998. Song for the Swordfish. Audubon. May/June. Article Link
Safina, C. 1998. Fish Market Mutiny. The New York Times. 14 April. Article Link
Safina, C. and M. Lee. March/April 1997. A Storm is Brewing Over Our Seas. Zoogoer.
Safina, C. 1995. The World's Imperiled Fish. Scientific American. 273(4): 46-53. View PDF
Lee, M. 1995. What You Can Do: Citizen Action on the Magnuson Fisheries Conservation and Management Act. Aquaticus 24(2).
Safina, C. 1991. Fish are Wildlife, Too. Syndicated through Los Angeles Times.
Lee, M. 1990. Fishing for the Future. Audubon Science Quarterly. February.
Scientific Papers & Reports
Brothers N, Duckworth AR, Safina C and Gilman EL. 2010. Seabird Bycatch in Pelagic Longline Fisheries Is Grossly Underestimated when Using Only Haul Data PLoS ONE 5: 1-7.
Luter HM and Duckworth AR. 2010. Influence of size and spatial competition on the bioactivity of coral reef sponges. Biochemical Systematics and Ecology 38: 146–153.
Duckworth AR. 2009. Farming Sponges to Supply Bioactive Metabolites and Bath Sponges: A Review. Marine Biotechnology 11: 669–679.
Lopez JV, Ranzer LK, Ledger A, Schoch B, Duckworth A, McCarthy PJ, Kerr RG. 2009. Comparison of Bacterial Diversity within the Coral Reef Sponge, Axinella corrugata, and the Encrusting Coral Erythropodium caribaeorum Proceedings of the 11th International Coral Reef Symposium, 1355-1359.
Ferretti C, Vacca S, Marengo B, de Ciucis C, Domenicotti C, Duckworth A, Manconi R and Pronzato R. 2009. Growth dynamics and bioactivity variation of the Mediterranean demosponges Agelas oroides (Agelasida, Agelasidae) and Petrosia ficiformis (Haplosclerida, Petrosiidae). Marine Ecology 30: 327–336.
Duckworth, A., C. Wolff and H. Luter. 2009, Dec 9. Patterns of abundance and size across varying spatial scales for the coral reef sponge Coscinoderma matthewsi. Marine Ecological Progress Series. 396: 27-33. View PDF
Safina. C. 2009. A Future for U.S. Fisheries. Issues in Science and Technology. Summer: 43 – 46. View PDF
Duckworth, A, et al. 2008, December 8. Growth dynamics and bioactivity variation of the Mediterranean demosponges Agelas oroides (Agelasida,Agelasidae) and Petrosia ficiformis (Haplosclerida,Petrosiidae) Marine Ecology. View PDF
Soykan, C. U., J. E. Moore, R. Žydelis, L. B. Crowder, C. Safina, R. L. Lewison. 2008. Why Study Bycatch? An Introduction to the ESR Special Issue on Fisheries Bycatch. Endangered Species Research 5:91-102. View PDF
Safina, C. and D. Klinger. 2008. Collapse of Bluefin Tuna in the Western Atlantic. Conservation Biology. 22: 243–246. View PDF
Gilman, E., S. Clarke, N. Brothers, J. Alfaro-Shigueto, J. Mandelman, J. Mangel, S. Petersen, S. Piovano, N. Thomson, P. Dalzell, M. Donoso, M. Goren, T. Werner. 2007. Shark Depredation and Unwanted Bycatch in Pelagic Longline Fisheries. Western Pacific regional Fishery Managment Council. Honolulu, HI. View PDF
Gilman E., Brothers N., Kobayashi D. 2007. Comparison of the efficacy of three seabird bycatch avoidance methods in Hawaii pelagic longline fisheries. Fisheries Science. 73(1).
Gilman, E., Dalzell, P., Martin, S. 2006. Fleet communication to abate fisheries bycatch. Marine Policy. 30(4): 360-366. View PDF
Gilman, E., N. Brothers, N. McPherson, P. Dalzel (etc.) 2006. Technical Assistance for Hawaii Pelagic Longline Vessels to Change Deck Design and Fishing Practices to Side Set. Hawaii Longline Association, U.S. NOAA Fisheries Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center and Pacific Islands Regional Office, and Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council. Honolulu, Hawaii. View PDF
Gilman, E., N. Brothers, G. McPherson, P. Dalzell. 2006. Review of cetacean interactions with longline gear. Journal of Cetacean Research and Management. 8(2): 215-223.
Gilman, E, E. Zollett, S. Beverly, H, Nakano, D. Shiode, K. Davis, P. Dalzell, I. Kinan. 2006. Reducing sea turtle bycatch in pelagic longlinegear. Fish and Fisheries 7(1): 2-23. View PDF
Safina, C. 2006. Fishing—to the bottom and back? Insights on Law and Society, American Bar Association. View PDF
Swimmer, Y., E. Gilman. 2006. Fishing Technology Gears up for Sea Turtle Conservation. pp. 24 in R. Mast, L. Bailey, B. Hutchinson, (Eds). The State of the World’s Sea Turtles SWOT Report Volume 1. Burning Issues in Conservation. Leatherback Sea Turtles of the World. State of the World’s Sea Turtles, Washington, D.C. View PDF
Safina, C., A. Rosenberg, R.A. Myers, T.J. Quinn II, and J.S. Collie. 2005. U.S. Ocean Fish Recovery: Staying the Course. Science. 309: 707-708. View PDF
Chuenpagdee, R., A. Bundy, A. Charles, P. Christie, L. Fanning, P. Gonzales, J. Houston, L. Liguori, D. Nandakumar, D. Ricard, M. Rudd, D. Pauly, S. Salas, J. Smith, R. Sumaila, M. Turnipseed, P. Tyedmers, D. VanderZwaag, and K. Zwanenburg. 2005. Creating a Positive Future for Fisheries and Coastal Communities. University of British Columbia Fisheries Centre Report. 13(2): 77-88. View PDF
Dingerson, L., M. Turnipseed, and R. Chuenpagdee. 2005. Talking Management and Policy at the Scientific Meeting. University of British Columbia Fisheries Centre Report. 13(2): 56-61.
Norse, E.A., L.B. Crowder, K. Gjerde, D. Hyrenbach, C. Roberts, C. Safina, and M.E. Soule. 2005. Place-based Ecosystem Management in the Open Ocean. In: Norse, E.A. and L.B. Crowder, eds. Marine Conservation Biology: The Science of Maintaining the Sea's Biodiversity. Island Press, Washington, DC. View PDF
Chuenpagdee, R., A. Bundy, C. Ainsworth, E.A. Buchary, W.W.L. Cheung,L.Dingerson, B. Ferris, K.M.F. Freire, G. Giannico, C. Holt, D. Lambert, L. Liguori, Y. Liu, D. Nandakumar, A. Poon, S. Salas, A. Salomon, J. Simms, M. Turnipseed, and C. Ware. 2005. Reconciling Fisheries with Conservation: Overview of Papers Presented at the 4th World Fisheries Congress. University of British Columbia Fisheries Centre Report. 13(2): 3-6. View PDF
Gilman, E.L., N. Brothers, and D.R. Kobayashi. 2005. Principles and Approaches to Abate Seabird By-catch in Longline Fisheries. Fish and Fisheries. 6(1): 35-49. View PDF
Turnipseed, M. and L. Liguori. 2005. Roles of Fishing Communities and Consumers in Reconciling Fisheries and Conservation. University of British Columbia Fisheries Centre Report 13(2): 62-66. View PDF
Hays, G.C., A.C. Broderick, B.J. Godley, P. Luschi, and W.J. Nichols. 2004. Tracking Turtles to Their Death. Marine Ecological Progress Series 283: 299-300. View PDF
Seminoff, J. A., A. Resendiz S. Hidalgo, B. Resendiz de Jimenez, and W. J. Nichols. 2004. Occurrence of Loggerhead Sea Turtles (Carettacaretta) in the Gulf of California, Mexico: Evidence of Life-history Variation in the Pacific Ocean. Herpetological Review 35:24-27.
Gilman, E.L. 2004. Assessment of Strategies to Reduce Seabird Bycatch Employed by Hawaii Pelagic Longline Tuna Vessels and of Observer Program Data Collection Protocols. Prepared for the Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council. Honolulu, HI.
Gilman, E.L. 2004. Review of the State of Knowledge for Reducing Marine Turtle and Seabird Bycatch in Longline Gear. Prepared for the Japan Fisheries Research Agency, NOAA Fisheries, and Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council Workshop to Plan a Joint Japan-Hawaii Sea Turtle and Seabird Experiment to Reduce Bycatch and Injury in Pelagic Longline Fisheries. Honolulu, HI, 13-17 September 2004.
Gilman, E.L. 2004. Assessment of Data Collection Protocols by the Hawaii Pelagic Longline Onboard Observer Program to Assess Effectiveness of Strategies to Reduce Seabird Bycatch and Comparison of Seabird BycatchRates for Hawaii Pelagic Longline Tuna Vessels Side-Setting, Stern-Setting and Using Blue-Dyed Bait, and Stern-Setting with No Seabird Avoidance Methods for the Period 15 August 2003 - 26 October 2004. Prepared for the Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council. Honolulu, HI.
Lopez-Castro, M.C., R. Carmona, and W.J. Nichols. 2004. Nesting Characteristics of the Olive Ridley Turtle, Lepidochelysolivacea, in CaboPulmo, Baja California Sur (2000). Marine Biology 145: 811-820. View PDF
Gilman, E.L. 2004. Assessment of Seabird Bycatch Mitigation Methods in Hawaii Pelagic Longline Fisheries. Proceedings of the Asia Regional Technical Workshop on Seabird Bycatch and Mitigation, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, 12-15 January 2004. Wild Bird Federation of Taiwan and BirdLifeInternational.
Brownstein, C. and C. Safina. 2004. Fish or Cut Bait: Solutions for Our Seas. In: Heintzman, A., ed., Feeding the Future: From Fat to Famine, How to Solve the World's Food Crises. House of Anansi Press, Toronto, Canada. View PDF
Safina, C. and S. Chasis. 2004. Saving the Oceans. Issues in Science and Technology. 21(1): 37 – 44. View PDF
Hays, G.C., A.C. Broderick, B.J. Godley, P. Luschi, and W.J. Nichols. 2003. Satellite Telemetry Reveals High Levels of Fishing Induced Mortality for Marine Turtles. Marine Ecological Progress Series 262: 305-309. View PDF
Gilman, E.L., C. Boggs, and N. Brothers. 2003. Performance Assessment of an Underwater Setting Chute to Mitigate Seabird Bycatch in the Hawaii Pelagic Longline Tuna Fishery. Ocean and Coastal Management. 46(11-12): 985-1010. View PDF
Gilman, E.L. 2003. Keeping Seabirds off the Hook. Minimizing Incidental Capture of Seabirds in Longline Fisheries through Collaboration, Commercial Demonstrations, and Mainstreaming Best Practices. Presented at the conference, Managing Our Nation's Marine Fisheries - Past, Present, and Future. Omni-Shoreham Hotel and Conference Center, Washington, D.C., 13-15 November 2003.
Safina, C. 2003. Tuna Fisheries Around the World. The Ecologist. 33(8): 47. View PDF
Gilman, E.L. 2003. Line-Setting Chute Evaluated for Hawaiian Fisheries. Pacific Seabirds. 29(2): 96. View PDF
Gilman E., N. Brothers, D. Kobayashi, S. Martin, J. Cook, J. Ray, G. Ching, and W. Woods. 2003. Performance Assessment of Underwater Setting Chutes, Side Setting, and Blue-Dyed Bait to Minimize Seabird Mortality in Hawaii Pelagic Longline Tuna and Swordfish Fisheries. Final Report. Submitted to U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and U.S. National Marine Fisheries Service in fulfillment of Endangered Species Act, Migratory Bird Treaty Act, and Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation Management Act permit conditions. Honolulu, HI. View PDF
Safina, C. 2003. The Continued Danger of Overfishing. Issues in Science and Technology. 19(4): 49-51. View PDF
Safina, C. 2003. Fishing Off the Deep End--And Back. Multinational Monitor. 24(9): 8-12. View PDF
Gilman, E.L. and H. Freifeld. 2003. Seabird Mortality in North Pacific Longline Fisheries. Endangered Species Update. 20(2): 35-46. View PDF
Magnuson, J., C. Safina, and M. Sissenwine. 2001. Bluefin Tuna: Whose Fish are They Anyway? Science 293:1267-1268. View PDF
Safina, C. 2001. Tuna Conservation. In: Block, B. A. and D. Stevens, eds., Tuna Ecological Physiology and Evolution. Academic Press, San Diego, CA. Article Link
Safina, C. 2001. Fish Conservation. In: Encyclopedia of Biological Diversity. Academic Press, San Diego, CA.
Gilman, E.L. 2001. Keeping Albatross off the Hook in the North Pacific Ocean. World Bird Watch. 23(2): 14-16.
Safina, C. 2000. Individual Fishery Quotas: Allocation, Conservation, or Both? The National Fisheries Conservation Center, Points of View. 13 September. Article Link
Nemerson, D., S. Berkeley, and C. Safina. 2000. Determining Spawning Site Fidelity in Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Thunnusthynnus: The use of size-frequency analysis to Test for the Presence of Migrant East Atlantic Bluefin Tuna on Gulf of Mexico Spawning Grounds. Fisheries Bulletin 98:118-126.
Safina, C. 1998. Scorched Earth Fishing: Bottom Trawls. Issues in Science and Technology. Spring 14(3): 33-36. View PDF
Hudson, E., G. Mace, J. Baillie, H. Hall, G.M. Mace, A. Punt, C. Roberts, Y. Sadovy, C. Safina, J. Sobel, and A. Vincent. 1997. Applying the IUCN Criteria to Marine Fish: Some Initial Guidelines. Species 28: 18-19.
Safina, C. 1997. World Fisheries: Depletion and Renewal. In: Meffe, G. and R. Carroll, eds., Principles of Conservation Biology. Sinauer, Sunderland, MA.
Safina, C. 1997. Fisheries Management Improving. Issues in Science and Technology. Spring: 13(3). Article Link
Safina, C. 1995. The World’s Imperiled Fish. Scientific American. 273(5): 46 – 53. View PDF
Lee, M. and C. Safina. 1995. Effects of Overfishing on Marine Biodiversity. Current: The Journal of Marine Education 13:5-9. Article Link
Safina, C. 1994. Where Have All The Fishes Gone? Issues in Science and Technology, Spring: 37-43. View PDF
Safina, C. 1994. Review of the National Research Council's "An Assessment of Atlantic Bluefin Tuna.” National Academy Press: Washington, DC. View Publication
Nemerson, D., Camhi, M., Safina, C. 1994. "Seeking solutions: optimizing income, employment, and conservation in the US Atlantic bluefin tuna fishery.” National Audubon Society.
Safina, C. 1993. Bluefin Tuna in the West Atlantic: Negligent Management, and the Making of an Endangered Species. Conservation Biology. 7: 229-234. View PDF
Nemerson, D. and C. Safina. 1993. Apparent Errors in the National Marine Fisheries Service's Bluefin Tuna Data Base.
Safina, C. 1991. (2nd edition 1992, 3rd edition 1997). A Primer on Conserving Marine Resources. New York, NY: National Audubon Society.
Gilman, EL, S. Martin, J. Cook. In Press. Working with Hawaii longline fishers to abate fisheries bycatch. In: M. Hall (ed). Approaches to Working with Fishermen to Reduce Fisheries bycatch.
Book Chapters
Safina, C. and M. J. Hardt. 2011. The Relationship between Science and Ocean Policy. In: V. Christensen, Editor. Ecosystem Approaches to Fisheries – A Global perspective. Cambridge University Press. View Link
Safina, C. and M. J. Hardt. 2009. The Role of the Natural Sciences in sparking an environmental ethic. In S. Kellert and G Speth, eds: The Coming Transformation; Values to Sustain Human and Natural Communities. Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies.
Mitigating Impacts of Natural Hazards on Fishery Ecosystems, (proceedings of the American Fisheries Society/Sea Grant Symposium), edited by Katherine McLaughlin, 2008. View Link
Safina, C. 2008. Introduction. In: Albatross; Their World, Their Ways, by Tui De Roy, M. Jones, J. Fitter. Bateman, Aukland, NZ.
Safina, C. 2008. Let Each Tongue Speak and Every Heart Feel; Communicating Science. Pp 177-186 in: M. Benjamin, Editor. A Passion For This Earth. Graystone Books.
Seminoff, J.A. and W.J. Nichols. 2006. Sea Turtles and the Alto Golfo: A Struggle for Survival. In: Felger, R.S. and B. Broyles, eds., Dry Borders. University of Utah Press, Salt Lake City, UT. View PDF
Safina, C., E.L. Gilman, and W. J. Nichols. 2005. Twine and the Ancient Mariners; Seabirds, Turtles, and Interactions with Fishing Gear in the North Pacific. In: Gunyup, S., ed., State of the Wild 2006. Island Press, Washington, DC. View PDF
Safina, C. 2005. Introduction to Oceans. In: Myers, N., ed., The Gaia Atlas of Planet Management. Octopus, London, UK, and University of California Press, Berkeley, CA.
Safina, C. 2005. Introduction to Oceans. In: Myers, N., ed., The Gaia Atlas of Planet Management. Octopus, London, UK, and University of California Press, Berkeley, CA.
Gilman, E.L. 2004. Catch Fish Not Turtles Using Pelagic Longlines. Educational booklet. Blue Ocean Institute, United Nations Environment Programme, U.S. Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council, World Wildlife Fund, Indian Ocean - South-East Asian Marine TurtleMoUSecretariat. Honolulu, HI. View PDF
Safina, C. 2003. Foreword to The Last Great Sea, by T. Glavin. Greystone, Vancouver, Canada.
Safina, C. 2003. Foreword to The New Edition of The Sea Around Us, by Rachel Carson. Oxford University Press. View PDF
Safina, C, and D. Preble. 2002. A Rising Tide for Ethics. In: S. Kellert, ed., The Good In Nature and Humanity. Island Press, Washington, DC.
