Monterey Bay Seafood Watch

Blue Water Grill: The Back Story on a Los Angeles Favorite

Mary Hall | Posted 12.05.2011

Read More: Monterey Bay Seafood Watch, LA Restaurants, Sustainable Seafood, Blue Water Grill, Jim Ulcickas, Chilean Sea Bass, Lobster, Atlantic Swordfish, Los Angeles News

The Blue Water Grill has been a favorite of mine because of their delicious seafood. However, I had no idea how committed the restaurant was to fresh seafood until I attended their "Sustainable Seafood Summit."

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The Dish On The 'Eat, Pray, Love' Cast Dinner At Thomas Keller's French Laundry

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Pacific Halibut, Eat Pray Love Cast Dinner, French Laundry, Halibut, Eat Pray Love, Eat Pray Love Dinner, Julia Roberts, Thomas Keller, Atlantic Halibut, Monterey Bay Seafood Watch, Sustainable Seafood, Seafood, Food News

The cast of the upcoming film Eat, Pray, Love enjoyed an intimate dinner last night at Thomas Keller's renowned The French Laundry in Napa, following...

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All About Geoducks: Don't Judge an Ugly Clam by Its Cover (VIDEO)

Liza de Guia | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Green, Food Curated, Liza deGuia, Northwest, Geoduck Farming, Shellfish, Geoduck, Video, Environmental, Brian Phipps, Farm, Pacific, Chowder, Skeeternyc, Farming, Taylor Shellfish, Puget Sound, Sashimi, Sustainable, Ceviche, Fritters, Clam, Water, Harvest, Food, Monterey Bay Seafood Watch, Sustainable Seafood, Geoduck Harvesting, Asian, Ocean, Seafood, Food News

With the image of the beast in mind, yes, my first bite was met with hesitation. But the mild flavors and exciting textures made the geoduck's ugliness a lot less intimidating.

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A Buzzkill Guide to Sustainable Seafood (PHOTOS)

Jerusha Klemperer | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Peter Hoffman, Wild Salmon, Farmers Market, Shrimp, Slidepollajax, Sushi, Sustainable Fishing, Monterey Bay Seafood Watch, Sustainable Seafood, Mark Bittman, Food, Bluefin Tuna, Shrimp Farming, Food News

With fears about mercury levels in fish, concern about seafood from China, and news of the impending extinction of the Bluefin tuna, many of us have seafood anxiety on the brain.

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For Earth Day, A Simple Step to Save the Oceans

Julie Packard | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Compass Group, Aramark, Earth Day, iPhone Apps, Best of Green, Monterey Bay Aquarium, Earth Day 2010, Monterey Bay Seafood Watch, treehugger.com, Disneynature Oceans, Sustanable Seafood, Our Oceans, Green News

Someone asked me the other day: If you could ask people to do just one thing to ensure thriving oceans for the future, what would you suggest? It's surprisingly simple.

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Seafood Watch Helps Consumers Navigate Through Sea Of Fish Options (VIDEO)

Rebecca Gerendasy | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Iphone, Our Oceans, Monterey Bay Seafood Watch, Monterey Bay Aquarium, Oceans, Sustainable Seafood, iPhone Apps, Green News

Seafood Watch, a program of the Monterey Bay Aquarium began about 10 years ago to help raise consumer awareness and promote business practices to prot...

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Sustainable Seafood (PHOTOS): The Best And Worst Fish To Eat

Huffington Post | Gazelle Emami | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Worst Fish, Monterey Bay Aquarium, Best Fish, Our Oceans, Seafood Watch, Monterey Bay Seafood Watch, Sustainable Seafood, Animals, Overfishing, Slidepollajax, Sustainable Fish, Seafood, Green News

As part of HuffPost Green's Our Oceans project, we're highlighting how you can make sustainable seafood choices. Sustainable seafood is fish that is c...

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State of the Oceans' Health: In Crisis, Part 2 (VIDEO)

Rebecca Gerendasy | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Salmon, Monterey Bay Aquarium, Ecosystems, Endangered Species, Monterey Bay Seafood Watch, Oceans, Sustainable Seafood, Tuna, Our Oceans, Green News

When we fish for tuna, salmon and other top predators of the sea, we artificially disrupt the mix of predator to prey, and we harm the natural ecosystems that support life.

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The State of the Oceans: In Crisis (VIDEO)

Rebecca Gerendasy | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Monterey Bay Aquarium, Pew Commission, Sustainable Fishing, Fish Populations, Climate Change, Monterey Bay Seafood Watch, Oceans, Sustainable Seafood, Overfishing, Our Oceans, Green News

A report by the Pew Oceans Commission contains a slew of data on the dilapidated condition of US waterways. Among the threats are disappearing marshes, invasive species of fish, and all manner of pollutants.

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Cooking for Solutions Sustainable Foods Institute: a Sampling of Upcoming Talks (VIDEO)

Rebecca Gerendasy | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Rick Bayless, Dr. Marion Nestle, Paul Hawken, Michel Nischan, Sustainable Food, Cooking for Solutions, Sustainable Agriculture, Monterey Bay Seafood Watch, Green News

Cooking for Solutions is a yearly event at the Monterey Bay Aquarium to raise awareness about the choices we make regarding seafood, the impact those ...

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For Bluefin, Polar Bears Commerce Trumps Conservation

Julie Packard | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Monterey Bay Aquarium, Extinction, Iccat, Cites, Julie Packard, Climate Change, Monterey Bay Seafood Watch, Polar Bear, Tuna, Atlantic Bluefin Tuna, Overfishing, Bluefin Tuna, Ocean, Green News

The proposal to ban global trade in Atlantic bluefin tuna was always a long shot. But it's a huge disappointment that delegates to CITES today rejected the ban by a wide margin.

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Turning the Tide for Seafood

Julie Packard | Posted 05.25.2011

Ocean life is today threatened as never before. Human activities are taking their toll, and nothing exacts a greater price than the industrial scope and scale of fishing to feed our growing appetite for seafood.

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The 5 Fish You Should Never Eat

Andrew Knowlton | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Farmed Fish, Bon Appetit, Farmed Salmon, Mercury, Andrew Knowlton, Monterey Bay Seafood Watch, Sustainable Seafood, Ba Foodist, Seafood, Green News

Just because it's on the menu at a famous chef's restaurant does not mean it's okay to eat.

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15 Seafood Options Good For Human And Ocean Health

treehugger.com | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Food, Monterey Bay Aquarium, Monterey Bay Seafood Watch, Sustainable Seafood, Sustainable Food, Food Politics, Green News

Finding sustainable seafood has always been about balancing the health of a given fishery with the health effects of consuming that fish. Some that ca...

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1 Fish, 2 Fish, Now There's No Fish

Sarah Newman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Sarah's Social Action Snapshot, World Oceans Day, Over-Fishing, Monterey Bay Aquarium, Takepart, Monterey Bay Seafood Watch, Fishing, Tuna, Green News

We mine the depths of our polluted oceans for food. We're fishing and consuming unsustainable amounts of seafood using irresponsible practices.

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A Day of Thanks for Our Oceans

Julie Packard | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: The Ocean Project, Climate Change, Capitol Hill Ocean Week, Monterey Bay Seafood Watch, Seafood Watch, Oceans, Noaa, National Aquarium, Monterey Bay Aquarium, Ocean, Ocean-Day, Green News

Americans now believe their individual actions can make a difference for the environment and the health of the ocean. They're ready to act - but they're not sure what to do.

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The Untold Story of Climate Change: No Time to Lose for Our Oceans

Julie Packard | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Monterey Bay Aquarium, Monterey Bay Seafood Watch, Sea Creatures, Oceans, Joint Ocean Commission Initiative, Aquariums, Climate Change, Fish, Green News

The most visible impacts of climate change on the oceans -- rising sea levels and an increase in storm severity -- can be easily seen. Others are less apparent.

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Endangered Species Sashimi: The Plight Of Bluefin Tuna

Johanna Smith | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Food Matters, Environmental Policy, Politics of Food, Fish, Food Politics, Environment, Conservation, Sustainability, Sushi, Monterey Bay Seafood Watch, Endangered Species, Fishing, Oceans, Bluefin Tuna, Nobu, Green News

Bluefin tuna, one of the world's most highly prized marine species, have met their plight. These tuna, which the Monterey Bay Aquarium's reputed Seafo...

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For The Sushi Lover With A Conscience

The New York Times | Florence Fabricant | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Environment, Environmental Defense Fund, Sustainable Fishing, Sushi, Monterey Bay Seafood Watch, Food Matters, Eating Matters, Green News

Three environmental groups have issued pocket guides to sushi, listing seafood according to sustainability. But with each of them, a little study befo...

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