About Us
GOMHER.org was developed to foster dialogue amongst stakeholders, and society in general, about what the expectations, goals and possibilities for improving human-nature interactions. The expectations are high that restoration of degraded ecosystems and a more holistic ecosystem-based management will lead to a new age of sustainable use of natural resources. If our goals are not correctly devised and the challenges not correctly identified, these attempts will fail. We cannot afford to fail.
The alewife-cod interaction study is, we hope, a stepping stone towards a more comprehensive and long-term balance economic and ecological needs. This project marks the beginning of a larger initiative, to be located at historicalecology.org, where information on changes in ecosystems can be identified and summarized for use by stakeholders. We hope to begin providing a platform for people to contribute knowledge, often that is difficult to locate, about the changes they and their families have experienced over generations. From this, we we encourage wise science and decision making.
The project will require further funding for long-term success. If you belong to an organization that could provide funding, please contact us. Adrian Jordaan, Mike Frisk and Carolyn Hall are all located at Stony Brook University, in the School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences (SoMAS). We have a growing list of project partners, feel free to inquire about joining us.
Photos by Adrian Jordaan (from Nate and Kate Wilke's living room window in the Outer Battery, Sty. John's, Newfoundland.)