Citizen Science and Maine’s Fishermen: An Enlightened Approach to the Search for Ecological Solution

by Ted Ames As a retired commercial fisherman— in addition to being a researcher and volunteer—I have a particular interest in how the shoreside world perceives fishermen, especially because we are often portrayed as frustrated antagonists of management and oppositional to enviros.” Fishermen’s participation in science, however, has the potential to change that perception. Are read more Citizen Science and Maine’s Fishermen: An Enlightened Approach to the Search for Ecological Solution