Oystermen, fishermen, and shrimpers around Apalachicola Bay--where seafood is an $80 million a year business--share thoughts about their drastically altered lives, the reason for their overfishing, and the Faustian bargain that's been struck with BP.READ»
Commercial fishermen may lose their livelihoods to the Gulf oil spill, but it's the little things that count, right? The United Commercial Fisherman’s Association (UCFA) scored a temporary restraining order against BP this week, ...READ»
It's hard to keep that New Year's resolution to eat sustainable seafood with so many tasty endangered species on restaurant menus. But the Environmental Defense Fund's (EDF) California Fisheries Fund (CFF) could be the push that ...READ»
Seafood sustainability has become an increasing concern as of late, with restaurants and distributors scrambling to prove that they don't mess with endangered fish like mahi mahi, Atlantic cod, king crab, and red snapper.
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Clams, shrimp, spicy-tuna rolls: Yum! Global seafood consumption has tripled during the past 50 years. At the fifth World Fisheries Congress (October 20 -- 24) in Yokohama, Japan, sustainability -- of the $155 billion industry and the animals it depends on -- will be the big concern. Here are seven species on the menu.READ»
