Martin Russell

CEO of Science and Conservation of Fish Aggregations SCRFA. Look after fish when they spawn and we will have fish.

[Martin Russell @martin1ocean]

You have to help the fishers and they will help you by not overfishing, says #wilburdubon from #Belize at #GCFI69

[Martin Russell @martin1ocean]

#Johnclaydon #turksandCaicosislands not putting enough of the tourism profits back into managing the marine env people come to see #GCFI69

[Martin Russell @martin1ocean]

1000 miles of rope from lobster traps is lost off Florida per year, mostly because recreation boats run over buoys #thomasmatthews #GCFI69

[GCFI @gcfi_fisheries]

Want to reduce litter at your local event? Talk to @keetzpk at #gcfi69 about experience and new ideas from #carnival #Trinidad @NOAADebris

[GCFI @gcfi_fisheries]

Great presentation Michelle Taylor 2nd yr undergrad #stgeorgesuniversity #microplastics ingestion by commercially important #fish #GCFI69

[Martin Russell @martin1ocean]

#EmmaDoyle: marine debris density and Zika Virus in Caribbean. There is a correlation. Therefore reduce marine debris!! #GCFI69

[Martin Russell @martin1ocean]

Micro plastic fibers & film are found in West Indies fish guts! From plastic bags, ropes, and washing machines: Michelle Taylor #GCFI69

[Martin Russell @martin1ocean]

Chris Corbin: Caribbean is the most tourism dependent region in the world, so has huge challenge to reduce marine litter #GCFI69

[Amanda Vincent @AmandaVincent1]

Prime minister announces $1.5B ocean protection plan https://t.co/G8Vw6jVWJ2

[Martin Russell @martin1ocean]

Well done to Will Heyman for getting the fishers together #GCFI69

[Francis Staub @Biodiv_conseil]

Overfishing devastates spawning aggregations https://t.co/ubFPSLnDOk via @AIBSbiology @EurekAlertAAAS @martin1ocean

[Martin Russell @martin1ocean]

Wesley Wellington Dixon, 74 yr old Cayman Island fisher gets an award from #GCFI69 with Croy McCoy

[Martin Russell @martin1ocean]

Cayman Island fishers discuss working together and sharing knowledge with science #GCFI69

[Martin Russell @martin1ocean]

#GCFI69 is reducing plastic cup use during the meeting

[Brice semmens @Rovingdiver2]

Just met two Cayman fishers who mentioned a few natural history facts in passing-- facts it took us yrs of research to figure out #GCFI69

[Martin Russell @martin1ocean]

Cayman Islands fishers awarded & recognized for working together with policy makers & scientists to help fisheries be sustainable #GCFI69

[GCFI @gcfi_fisheries]

Sharks are worth more alive than dead! Non-consumptive value $40-60,000mil USD/yr a vs consumptive value ~$1mil/yr - Rupert Ormond #GCFI69

[GCFI @gcfi_fisheries]

Hyperstability, animation of real time fish movement shows every fish on island goes to aggregation site #gcfi69 @Rovingdiver2