Topic: Commercial Fishing

World Fisheries Congress

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»

• Now October 2008
• Numerology: National Boss Day
• Meet: The Federal Open Market Committee

First Sustainable Fishing Loan Program in the U.S. Launches at Google HQ

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»

Bumble Bee, Chicken of the Sea, StarKist Launch International Seafood Sustainability Foundation

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. Now ...READ»