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Meat wagon

Antibiotic-resistant salmonella burgers, with a side of flame retardants 6
Posted 4 months ago
More grossness from the meat industry: an outbreak of antibiotic-resistant salmonella from burgers in Colorado; plus news that meat eaters accumulate "significantly" more toxic flame retardants in their bodies.
Scales of justice

Privatize the seas? If only solving overfishing were so easy 16
Posted 4 months, 1 week ago
At first glance, privatizing the seas seems a viable solution to the grave problem of overfishing. But there's a catch--actually, a bycatch.
Good Fish, Bad Fish

Is your favorite seafood unhealthy for the planet? 4
Posted 5 months, 2 weeks ago
A new Sustainable Seafood Guide from the Natural Resources Defense Council can help me -- and you -- make better choices about what we eat. It provides seven basic guidelines to follow when shopping for seafood or ordering at a restaurant, as well as specific advice about America's five favorite types of seafood, from shrimp to tuna to fish sticks.
Ask Umbra’s video advice on sustainable seafood 2
Posted 5 months, 2 weeks ago
Jellyfish Fry

On World Oceans Day, consider the jellyfishburger and fries 3
Posted 5 months, 2 weeks ago By Carl Safina, Marah J. Hardt
Around the world, fishermen and swimmers are running into a problem: jellyfish. The slick, stinging blobs are showing up in increasing numbers, earlier in the year, and in more places than ever before. Is there a reason for the jellyfish invasion? Unfortunately, yes -- and like most reasons for ocean decline, it relates to how we are changing the environment.
Mercury (Legislation) Rising

Mercury bill clears major hurdle 3
Posted 5 months, 2 weeks ago
Great news – we’re one giant step closer to ending needless mercury pollution from chlorine plants in the United States.
Treacherous waters

A new tool for navigating around overfishing and mercury taint 3
Posted 5 months, 3 weeks ago
Want to choose a seafood main course that won't strip the oceans bare or addle your brain with mercury? Check out this new tool.
Roe is Me!

The Fishery That’s Too Big to Fail 0
Posted 7 months, 1 week ago
Troubled waters

Report: Mediterranean bluefin tuna on verge of collapse 5
Posted 7 months, 1 week ago
The fishing season for bluefin tuna opened this week in the Mediterranean. It's a shame, because the so-called “king of sushi" is on the verge of vanishing from the sea.
Response to Mark Bittman

Food writers and the state of the oceans 9
Posted 7 months, 2 weeks ago
Fishing for trouble

Bittman takes a bite out of the ocean 20
Posted 7 months, 2 weeks ago
Mark Bittman's a great food writer -- and that's why it pains me to call him out for pushing red snapper in his latest "Minimalist" column in The New York Times.
Kind of Bluefin

Umbra advises on tuna and mercury 6
Posted 7 months, 2 weeks ago
Which is safer for you and the planet: mature tuna, juveniles, or none at all?
A new sustainable sushi book, restaurant, and debate 3
Posted 9 months, 3 weeks ago