Sustainable Seafood and Traceability

Traceability may not sound like the most interesting topic. But in truth, it is an exciting emerging component of sustainable seafood. SOP defines traceability and explores its benefits and uses.
Traceability is a process and system to track seafood (or any other product) through the supply chain. Think of it as if every fish [...]

Costco on the Path to Sustainability?

Does anyone else find it odd to hear the words Costco (the largest warehouse club chain in the US) and sustainability in the same sentence? SOP is not yet convinced that the two are synonymous with each other. But Costco recently took action that was a small step in advancing the sustainable seafood movement.

This past [...]

Veta la Palma Takes Polyculture to a New Level

The Spanish farming estate, Veta la Palma, has created a polyculture system of epic proportions. Not only does the company use the environment sustainably, it actually improves it. Following up on our introduction to polyculture, SOP dissects the many facets of this extraordinary operation.
The estate covers 28,000 acres: 8,000 for fish farming, 9,000 for farming [...]

Polyculture: The New Aquaculture?

Polyculture is a sustainable and more productive way to farm-raise products from the sea. So why isn’t every aquaculture operation in the world doing it? SOP profiles this ancient technique and speaks to its potential for our future.
More than 1,000 years ago during the Tang Dynasty, Chinese fish farmers introduced the practice of polyculture. [...]

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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.