Sustainable Seafood

15 Seafood Options Good For Human And Ocean Health

treehugger.com | Posted 11.06.2009 | Green


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...

Will Overfishing Leave The Tuna Industry Dry? (VIDEO)

Posted 11.06.2009 | Green


As global demand for sushi and canned tuna escalates, fishermen are struggling to bring in a sizable catch. Tuna companies' shipments have halved due ...

Eco Etiquette: Stop Wasting Food! How To Plan A Special Diet Dinner Party

Jennifer Grayson | Posted 10.21.2009 | Green


Jennifer Grayson

My fiancé and I love to entertain, but I'm so fed up of trying to deal with everyone's dietary/environmental restrictions! I've tried asking people a...

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.

The EU Is Cracking Down On "Ruthless" Overfishing Of Cod, But Not Threatened Bluefin

AP | RAF CASERT | Posted 10.17.2009 | Green


BRUSSELS — Cod is slipping closer to disappearing from key European fishing grounds, officials warned Friday, saying that only steep catch cuts ...

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...

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."

Fish For Our Future

Julie Packard | Posted 09.18.2009 | Green


Julie Packard

The oceans are incredibly resilient. Given a chance to recover, they can produce a remarkable abundance of marine life -- much more than we see today.

Abalone Farming In Monterey Bay

nytimes.com | CHRISTINE MUHLKE | Posted 08.31.2009 | Green


Unlike other farms, theirs exists in a dim, tidal underworld: barnacle- and starfish-covered pilings hold up a few narrow wooden plankways for the aba...

Green News Report - July 30, 2009 (Audio)

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 08.30.2009 | Green


Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen

In today's audio report: China & the U.S., together again

Green News Report - July 23, 2009 (Audio)

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 08.23.2009 | Green


Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen

IN TODAY'S AUDIO REPORT: Honey, I shrunk the fish!; Off-shore drilling vs. California's budget; "Clean coal" vs. reality; Tourism vs. Safety in Misso...

Green News Report - July 14, 2009 (Audio)

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 08.14.2009 | Green


Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen

IN TODAY'S AUDIO REPORT: Bush smacked down on smog; Texans told to conserve; Naked & recycled .... PLUS: The 50th Anniversary of the nation's first...

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...

Sustainable Seafood and the City

Keith Wagstaff | Posted 08.07.2009 | Green


Keith Wagstaff

If New York City's food culture is shifting, are sustainability practices shifting along with it? When diners read that Fishtail aims to be "the first sustainable seafood restaurant" on its website, do they even understand what that means?

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...

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.

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.

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.

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...

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...