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The Bottom Line: Even Fish Need Yearly Checkups

Lee Crockett | Posted 05.16.2012

Lee Crockett

Any doctor would point out that this year's report wasn't a clean bill of health: Thirty six of America's most commercially and recreationally important ocean fish populations are still subject to overfishing, and 45 have been depleted to unhealthy levels.

The Bottom Line: Little Fish Do Matter

Lee Crockett | Posted 05.07.2012

Lee Crockett

Small fish such as sardines and anchovies don't get much love. But these little fish provide essential food for all the marine life that we like to catch, eat or watch.

The Bottom Line: Tracking Tuna in the Cloud

Lee Crockett | Posted 04.24.2012

Lee Crockett

The future health of Atlantic bluefin tuna populations will be enhanced by improving the ability to track the amount of fish caught each year.

The Bottom Line: New Year's Resolution 2012: Let's Gain Weight in the Ocean

Lee Crockett | Posted 03.12.2012

Lee Crockett

One of the most popular New Year's resolutions for Americans is to lose weight. But for the fish in America's oceans, we need to resolve to help them gain weight.

Overfishing 101: Celebrating a Good Year for Marine Conservation

Lee Crockett | Posted 02.26.2012

Lee Crockett

Everyone wants more fish in our oceans -- the challenge today is finding the right way to achieve that goal.

University's 'Men's Week' Raises Controversy

The Bottom Line | Posted 06.22.2011

UCSB received a large dose of testosterone last week when the first Men's Week swept the campus, bringing to light issues about men that are often ove...

Beyond Dirty Dancing & Semisonic: Conversations with Dan Wilson and Franke Previte

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.25.2011

Mike Ragogna

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Hell's Angels Dose Me With Angel Dust at a Waylon Jennings Show

Binky Philips | Posted 05.25.2011

Binky Philips

Mid-September of 1974. I was meeting friends at the Bottom Line for a Waylon Jennings show.

Songwriting Legend Ellie Greenwich Gone at 68

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.25.2011

Mike Ragogna

Ellie Greenwich became one of the U.S.'s top songwriters in the sixties, and she is most famous for having co-penned classics such as "Be My Baby" and "Chapel Of Love."