Jennifer Jacquet

Miami

Professor, University of Miami. Alter ego author of THE PLAYBOOK: HOW TO DENY SCIENCE, SELL LIES, AND MAKE A KILLING IN THE CORPORATE WORLD

Articles

The animal agriculture industry’s obstruction of campaigns promoting individual climate action

1 month ago | tandfonline.com | Loredana Loy |Jennifer Jacquet

ABSTRACTThe oil and gas industry has regularly deflected responsibility towards individual consumers. In contrast, here we show that the US animal agriculture industry has not only avoided notions of individual responsibility but has obstructed even modest efforts to encourage individual dietary change.
A broader view of aquaculture

Oct 16, 2024 | science.org | Jourdan Ewoldt |Olivia Gozel |Sebastian Quaade |Jennifer Jacquet

Introduction to Special IssueAQUACULTUREJennifer Jacquet https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3807-8060 and Jeremy Jackson https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6080-2254 Authors Info & AffiliationsScience Advances16 Oct 2024Vol 10, Issue 42CREDIT: ArtistGNDphotography / iStockAround the world, the rapid expansion and growth in aquaculture—the farming of aquatic animals and plants—is underway. The scientific conversation has had difficulty keeping pace with the growth of the industry.
How the Octopus Got to the Senate

Oct 8, 2024 | issues.org | Jennifer Jacquet |Lisa Margonelli |Kimberly Quach

Octopuses are famously smart: they can recognize individual humans, solve problems, and even keep gardens. They are also a popular food for humans: around 350,000 tons of octopus are caught worldwide each year, and demand is only growing. Some governments and start-ups have invested significant resources into domesticating octopus, and the world’s first octopus farm may soon open in Spain’s Canary Islands. But should octopus be farmed at all?
California Outlaws Octopus Farming

Oct 2, 2024 | issues.org | Tom Burroughs |Jennifer Jacquet |Becca Franks |Peter Godfrey-Smith

California just enacted a comprehensive state ban on farming octopuses for human consumption and on selling any octopus raised as food. This action aligns with arguments presented in Issues by Jennifer Jacquet and three other international scholars. “We believe that octopuses are particularly ill-suited to a life in captivity and mass-production, for reasons both ethical and ecological,” they write.
Support US OCTOPUS Act to keep octopuses wild

Aug 15, 2024 | science.org | Fabian Ripka |Jennifer Jacquet |Becca Franks |Peter Godfrey-Smith

Information & AuthorsInformationPublished In ScienceVolume 385 | Issue 671016 August 2024CopyrightCopyright © 2024 The Authors, some rights reserved; exclusive licensee American Association for the Advancement of Science. No claim to original U.S. Government Works. Article versionsSubmission historyPublished in print: 16 August 2024PermissionsRequest permissions for this article. AcknowledgmentsJ.B. is a consultant for the Brooks Institute, an animal law think tank.
Should Farmed Octopus Be on the Menu?

Dec 6, 2023 | issues.org | Tom Burroughs |Jennifer Jacquet |Becca Franks |Peter Godfrey-Smith

Several companies are proposing to open offshore octopus farms, saying they would help relieve pressure on wild populations and provide a valued foodstuff. But there are objections, the Washington Post recently reported, quoting the environmental scientist Jennifer Jacquet and citing her coauthorship of “an influential essay” in Issues.
The Playbook

Jun 28, 2023 | penguin.co.uk | Jennifer Jacquet

'This brilliantly subversive and witty book lays bare the techniques of manipulation and disinformation that keep the rich and powerful rich and powerful. . . A landmark book' Brian Eno'Very funny, as satire should be, until you realise it's deadly serious' Adam Rutherford, BBC Radio 4 Start the WeekKnowledge is power. Which is why the rich and powerful don't want you to have it.
Harassment and obstruction of observers in U.S. fisheries

May 31, 2023 | frontiersin.org | Daniel K. Lew |Jennifer Jacquet |Melissa Head

1 IntroductionAs of 2017, there were an estimated 2,500 fishery observers working worldwide (Ewell et al., 2020). Fishery observers are professionally trained biologists tasked by national agencies with monitoring commercial catch of marine species. They work alongside fishing vessel crews at sea for hours to months at a time, collecting data critical to fishery management and ecosystem modeling (Gilman et al., 2017; Ewell et al., 2020).