Seafood

WTO And the Future of Fish

Julie Packard | Posted 11.19.2009 | Green


Julie Packard

Solving our global fisheries crisis will require global solutions, and involvement from everyone. Making good choices about the seafood we eat is a great way for each of us to do our part.

Eating A Deep Fried Fish That's Still Alive (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Posted 11.17.2009 | Green


Eating "rare" delicacies just got to a new level. In China, chefs have figured out a way to keep a fish alive as it gets deep fried and then waits to...

Turning the Tide for Seafood

Julie Packard | Posted 10.17.2009 | Green


Julie Packard

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.

Stephen Colbert Looks Like A Dolphin, Discusses What Kind Of Seafood You Should Eat (VIDEO)

Posted 10.14.2009 | Green


Stephen Colbert sat down with National Geographic Explorer-In-Residence and author Sylvia Earle to discuss her book, The World Is Blue, which is about...

Scallops And Lobster Still Going Strong In The Face Of Climate Change

AP | CLARKE CANFIELD | Posted 10.17.2009 | Green


PORTLAND, Maine — The basic makeup of the ocean waters off the Northeast and the mid-Atlantic region has fundamentally changed in the past 40 ye...

The Pescatore's Dilemma

Cathy Erway | Posted 08.31.2009 | Green


Cathy Erway

Seafood has enjoyed a long history of acceptance among people who otherwise do not eat meat. Yet today's food gurus are placing pescatarianism at the height of ravenously irresponsible eating.

Seafood Crisis: A vital conversation with Jean-Michel Cousteau.

Trey Borzillieri | Posted 09.24.2009 | Green


Trey Borzillieri

"We stopped hunting on land and became farmers," said Cousteau. "We have to do the same thing as far as the ocean is concerned."

Urgent Need for an Underwater Park System

Lisa Kaas Boyle | Posted 09.07.2009 | Green


Lisa Kaas Boyle

Grossly polluted, overfished to the point of near collapse of many fish stocks, and home to giant "dead zones" incapable of sustaining life, the oceans are in a state of dire threat.

The Greenpeace vs. Trader Joe's Sustainable Seafood War

Huffington Post | Ami Cholia | Posted 08.13.2009 | Green


The usually environmentally friendly Trader Joe's fared the worst of the national chains on Greenpeace's recently released seafood sustainability scor...

Let Them Eat Tuna: Breakthrough In Sustainable Bluefin Breeding

bloomberg.com | Posted 08.07.2009 | Green


"If Hagen Stehr can solve the issues surrounding breeding predacious fish, he'll have a sustainable product that will last forever," says Barbara Bloc...

Has Change Come to the South?

David Parker | Posted 07.23.2009 | Comedy


David Parker

In the French Quarter, bartenders still look like strippers, strippers still look like prostitutes and prostitutes still look like, well, they also look like prostitutes.

Nobu Feels the Heat about Serving Bluefin Tuna -- A Few Big Names Offer Advice

Samuel Fromartz | Posted 07.10.2009 | New York


Samuel Fromartz

Given all the controversy around Nobu, I posed the following question to a number of people, including New York Times columnist Mark Bittman, and ocean conservationist and writer Carl Safina.

Our Oceans Could Run Out Of Fish By 2048 (VIDEO)

Grist | Posted 07.10.2009 | Green


One billion people rely on seafood for their sole source of protein. But if we don't start eating more sustainably, scientists predict that our waters...

Take These Simple Steps to Help Our Seas and the Economy This World Oceans Day

Sarah Chasis | Posted 07.09.2009 | Green


Sarah Chasis

As we celebrate World Oceans Day, let us remember the great bounty that the sea provides us and our responsibility to be good stewards of this great public resource.

It's Wine With Seafood at Glenn's Diner

Ari Bendersky | Posted 05.25.2009 | Chicago


Ari Bendersky

Since the menu is fairly eclectic between the diner fare and the dozen or so fresh fish and seafood items flown in daily, pairing was going to be a little tricky.

Here There Be Pirates and Illegal Fishing

Daniel Kessler | Posted 05.17.2009 | Green


Daniel Kessler

As Somali pirates have captured the world's attention over the past week, I've been up to my neck in pirates of a different sort.

Using Markets to Make Fisheries Sustainable

Robert Stavins | Posted 05.01.2009 | Green


Robert Stavins

What has long been considered the obvious answer to collapsing fisheries -- restrictions on fishing -- has been shown time and time again to be the wrong answer. The right answer is enlightened use of markets.

Dive into Google Earth's New Ocean Exploration Features (Sans Snorkel)

Starre Vartan | Posted 03.05.2009 | Green


Starre Vartan

It was with plenty of excitement for the revival of my inner marine biologist-girl that I read through the New York Times' coverage of Google Earth's new application.

Sustainable Seafood: Wild Caught? Farm Raised? How To Choose

Grist | Lou Bendrick | Posted 09.15.2008 | Green


Questions around eating fish are a legitimate source of angst. Not only are our oceans in peril from pollution and irresponsible harvesting (according...

How Much Tuna Can You Eat Safely?

Planet Green | Colin Dunn | Posted 06.10.2008 | Green

Read More: Mercury, Tuna, Seafood, Green News

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) states that we can safely eat about 12 ounces of fish--about two average portions--per week, to help us fi...