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Headline	Author	Published	Section
Fish Stories How the Monterey Bay Aquarium makes its safe-seafood list -- plus a seafood recipe you can feel good about	Roz Cummins	27 Mar 2008	'Tis the Season
When it comes to safe seafood, the list-makers don't horse around. Photo: SqueakyMarmot Back in the late 1990s, I happened to attend an exhibit at the Monterey Bay Aquarium in California called "Fishing for Solutions." The experience profoundly changed my attitude toward seafood and the supposedly limitless abundance of the sea. The exhib ...
Topics: aquaculture, fishing, food, green living, oceans, recipes, Tis the Season (all these topics)

Threatened to the Gills World fisheries still in danger of imminent collapse, says U.N.		25 Feb 2008	News
Posted at 10:07 AM on 25 Feb 2008 When last we checked in on the world's commercial fish stocks, they were in danger of collapsing within decades. And, sorry to say, they still are, according to a United Nations Environment Program report ominously titled "In Dead Water." Factor in climate change, overfishing, and pollution "and you see you're potentially putting a death nail in the coffin of w ...
Topics: agriculture, climate, climate change impacts, fishing, food, news, oceans, water pollution (all these topics)

Hold the phone Evaluating seafood choices just became a lot easier	Katy Balatero	03 Oct 2007	Gristmill
Wondering whether the seafood entrée you are about to order at a restaurant is environmentally friendly? Pulling the Monterey Bay Aquarium's Seafood Watch Card out of your wallet to check it out is so 2006. Enter FishPhone, a text-messaging service provided by the Blue Ocean Institute. Text 30644 on your cell phone with the message "FISH" and the name of the fish in question, and the BOI will get back to you within seconds. The FishPhone website all ...
Topics: fishing, food, oceans (all these topics)

The good news is that we're pulling mercury from the ocean The worst good news/bad news tale ever told	JMG	25 Jul 2007	Gristmill
The bad news is that we're doing it by eating the fish that are eating the concentrated mercury in the food chain, further concentrating it in ... us. Mad as hatters we are! This could also have been titled, "Another reason that coal is the enemy of the human race (or at least those members of it that like to eat)."
Topics: fishing, food, mercury, oceans, toxics (all these topics)

Your media at work The continuing quest to find something, anything to bash Gore with	David Roberts	18 Jul 2007	Gristmill
People magazine reports that Al Gore's daughter Sarah just got married, revealing in the course of the article that Chilean sea bass was served at the rehearsal dinner. In the Daily Telegraph, Australian Humane Society Rebecca Keeble writes that 'only one week after Live Earth, Al Gore's green credentials slipped.' Why? Because Chilean sea bass is endangered. ABC politics columnist Jake Tapper, smelling the kind of vapid, gimmicky story upon which his profession thr ...
Topics: Al Gore, endangered species, fishing, food, oceans (all these topics)

Cutting the purse (seine) strings Senators call for a worldwide end to fishing subsidies	Andrew Sharpless	09 May 2007	Gristmill
The only thing worse than overfishing our oceans and driving species to the brink of extinction is the government paying to do it. That's been the case for far too long, as upwards of $30 billion (that's billion, with a 'b') worth of subsidies are handed over to the fishing industry every year. A whopping $20 billion of that is used for things like boat repairs, fishing equipment, and fuel -- expenses that allow for increased and intensified fishing practices.Thi ...
Topics: endangered species, fishing, food, oceans (all these topics)

Zero tolerance for shark fin soup No more compromise	Jason D Scorse	30 Apr 2007	Gristmill
This is one issue where there can't be any compromise at this point: the demand for shark fin soup is decimating shark populations and marine ecosystems, and must stop. Whereas most forms of animal consumption put strains on ecosystems, this practice is extreme and environmentalists should continue to wage a "zero tolerance" campaign against it. It's not cultural imperialism or Big Brother, it's common sense and respect for life.
Topics: food, endangered species, fishing, oceans (all these topics)

Hot planet, poison fish This one will hit harder in the global south	Tom Philpott	04 Apr 2007	Gristmill
Climate change is affecting the oceans in any number of unpredictable ways. For example, under pressure from rising ocean temperatures (and toxic waste), coral reefs -- those glorious engines of biodiversity -- are degrading. I knew that. But this one was new to me: They also become breeding grounds for poisonous algae. And that poison accumulates in the big fish that eat the little fish that eat the algae -- making coral-dwelling fish toxic and sometimes even deadly ...
Topics: climate, climate change impacts, fishing, food, oceans (all these topics)

Fish story Worldwatch releases a hopeful plan for saving the world's fish.	Tom Philpott	07 Nov 2006	Gristmill
There's no shortage of reasons it would really suck if present trends continued and the world's oceans stopped supporting a robust fish population. For one, it would deal a devastating blow to human nutrition and cuisine. The sea provides us with high-quality protein and many other valuable nutrients. Poof? Gone? (Don't be smug, vegans. Fish emulsion -- ground-up fish -- is a common and valuable input for organic vegetable farming.) As for cuisine, can anyone ...
Topics: fishing, food, oceans (all these topics)

What you eat matters ... big time Go veggie -- a poll	Jason D Scorse	03 Nov 2006	Gristmill
With Science about the collapse of the world's fisheries, I think it's appropriate once again to examine a topic that doesn't get enough attention: our diets. Not only does eating fish exacerbate the collapse of marine ecosystems and lead to the death of millions of other creatures, including turtles, dolphins, and whales, but the energy used to catch deep-sea fish is equivalent to factory-farmed beef.That wasn't a typo. Eating most types of fish is like eating Big Ma ...
Topics: fishing, food, oceans, vegetarianism and veganism (all these topics)

Something Fishy: Fish and RIPs Tips on seafood consumption from a seafaring wench	Sarah van Schagen	09 Mar 2006	Gristmill
Ahoy there, fellow poop-deckers! I hope the fair seas have treated ye well since me last arrrr-ticle. This one, dear mateys, will focus on grub -- that's food to you landlubbers -- specifically seafood. There's been much to-do lately on mercury advisories and the safety of sushi, so how's a seadog to know what's safe to eat, what's caught (or farmed) sustainably, and what's not? But before I delve into the murky waters of seafood safety, I've a message for any bilg ...
Topics: aquaculture, fishing, food, health, mercury, oceans (all these topics)

See food, make smart choices	Sarah van Schagen	29 Mar 2005	Gristmill
A new seafood-labeling scheme went into effect yesterday across the U.S. The regulations require that retailers label fish and shellfish with the country of origin and whether they were raised on a farm or caught in the wild. The labels may be put directly on packaging or on signs in the display cases. Proponents say the labels satisfy a consumer's basic 'right to know' about products before purchasing them. Greens should be pleased because the labels will make i ...
Topics: aquaculture, fishing, food, oceans (all these topics)

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