Fish

PETA Does God's Work...

Brandon Snider | Posted 02.15.2009 | Living


Brandon Snider

It's time for us to turn our attention to Spearfish, South Dakota where local Spearfish High School has been asked by PETA to change it's name to...SEA KITTEN HIGH SCHOOL.

PETA Wants To Rename Fish "Sea Kittens"

canada.com | Posted 02.14.2009 | Green


People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) has launched a marketing campaign to rebrand fish as "sea kittens," a name the organization hopes w...

Bush's New Marine Monuments: The Good, the Bad and Next Steps

Sarah Chasis | Posted 02.07.2009 | Politics


Sarah Chasis

Dozens of scientific studies show that fully protected marine reserves have more and bigger fish than similar habitats that are fished, which makes them highly productive.

How Sustainable is the Fish at Your Market?

Daniel Kessler | Posted 01.09.2009 | Green


Daniel Kessler

Many supermarkets are continuing to stock "red list" seafood like orange roughy, swordfish, and Chilean sea bass -- some of the world's most critically imperiled species.

Climate Concerns, Treadmill Make Athletic Shrimp A Star (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Posted 12.26.2008 | Green


Climate change is reeking havoc on marine life. Not only have sea temperatures risen dramatically, but storms and waves are becoming increasingly dama...

Good Fish, Bad Fish, It's Hard to Know

Marguerite Manteau-Rao | Posted 12.15.2008 | Green


Marguerite Manteau-Rao

(cross-posted from La Marguerite blog) Have you tried sorting out the information on fish? Which kind can you eat without worrying about mercury, PC...

Why Haven't You Been To The Animals Page Yet?

Dave Burdick | Posted 11.23.2008 | Green


Dave Burdick

Struggling whales. Spider attacks. Adorable puppies with satellite devices strapped to them by Russian leaders. Lost bears. Armyworms marching on Texas farms!

Endangered Species Sashimi: The Plight Of Bluefin Tuna

Johanna Smith | Posted 11.16.2008 | Green


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...

McCain, a Fish Story, and Iraq

David Quigg | Posted 10.29.2008 | Politics


David Quigg

This is one of those weird situations where I'd feel better about a McCain presidency if I believed the senator was simply lying, but I think his brain filter is just that good.

How Robert De Niro Should Deal with the Nobu Tuna Scandal

Mairi Beautyman | Posted 10.25.2008 | Green


Mairi Beautyman

Nobu, which De Niro co-owns, tried to keep its flaying of the fish on the down-low, but was exposed by the environmental watchdog Greenpeace.

Fish Texting and the Great Green Wave

Graham Hill | Posted 04.15.2009 | Green


Graham Hill

In his forthcoming book CauseWired: Plugging In, Getting Involved, Changing The World, newcritics.com writer Tom Watson says super-wired Americans can...

The Toxic Crime of the Century

Jackie Fuchs | Posted 10.05.2008 | Green


Jackie Fuchs

For months now, Campania has been suffocating under heaps of uncollected garbage shipped from economically sound northern Italian regions to the much poorer south.

Our Oceans' Long Goodbye

Jeremy Jacquot | Posted 09.18.2008 | Green


Jeremy Jacquot

Besieged on all sides by overfishing, climate change, pollution and habitat destruction, the world's oceans are slowly but inevitably undergoing a long and painful transition.

The Dead Zone Diet

Kerry Trueman | Posted 09.15.2008 | Green


Kerry Trueman

Steak or salmon? Enjoy your dithering while you can, folks. It's Agribiz vs. Aquabiz, and at the moment, the farmers are beating the waders off of the fishermen.

Strange Connections: Midwest Farms and Floods Killing Gulf Fish?

Bill Chameides | Posted 07.30.2008 | Green


Bill Chameides

Ever hear of a "dead zone"? I don't mean the book by Stephen King. I'm referring a typically large swath of ocean that is so depleted of oxygen that most aquatic life caught in one either suffocate or escape the region.

Comet: The Smartest Fish In The World (VIDEO)

Daily Mail | Posted 05.13.2008 | Living


Introducing Comet the Goldfish, who's currently on track to become the smartest fish in the world. Comet can play football, basketball, limbo, p...