Eat More Pest Species (Vol. 1)

Marine pest species are fish or shellfish that inhabit bodies of water and fundamentally change (in a bad way) the surrounding ecosystem. They can be introduced to an area directly by human carelessness (e.g., releasing snakehead fish in your local pond) or through the effects of environmental and ecological changes. In this case, the cownose [...]

Sustainable Seafood: Tools of the Trade

Now that we’ve had an introduction to sustainable seafood, it’s time to talk about tools that can help us with our decision making. Bear in mind, none of the resources listed in this article provides absolute truth. That’s impossible. The ocean and its fish populations are too complex to completely understand and too dynamic to [...]

Casson Trenor: Man on a Mission(Part 2)

At this very moment, Casson is literally on a mission. He is sailing the Eastern Pacific Ocean on Greenpeace’s ocean-voyaging ship, the Esperanza, helping to expose and deter the use of unsustainable fishing tools called fish aggregating devices (FADs). More on that later. Following up on Casson Trenor: Man on a Mission (Part 1), this [...]

Sustainable Seafood Recipes

A few weeks ago, SOP wrote about “Teach a Man to Fish,” a blog event promoting sustainable seafood by encouraging people to share recipes. Today, Jacqueline Church posted the 2009 Recipe Roundup of the event on her blog. Check out all the recipes….especially SOP’s featured recipe, Maine Shrimp Fra Diavolo. It’s simple and delicious. If [...]

Maine Fishermen Think Outside the Net

Fishermen are among the most innovative people in the world. They have to be in order to make a living and survive as an industry. The Midcoast Fishermen’s Cooperative is changing the way they do business with an eye toward sustainability of their livelihood and the resources on which they depend. SOP sat down [...]

What is Sustainable Seafood?

So far, SOP has tried to convince you that the sustainable seafood movement is a legitimate social development. Along the way, some of you may have asked, “What exactly is sustainable seafood?” Let’s take a step back for a quick schooling.
Sustainable seafood is complex and dynamic issue. SOP does not expect seafood consumers [...]

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Sustainable Ocean Project (SOP) brings you inspiring stories and easy to understand information about a growing sustainable and local seafood movement that we all should be a part of.