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Sustainable Seafood Abroad: Canada

A growing number of Canadian companies and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) are all aboot sustainable seafood. Unfortunately, the Canadian government has not been keeping up, as they voted against international measures needed to protect bluefin tuna. However, SOP found plenty of positive storylines to illustrate Canada’s contributions to the movement.

In a classic case of one-upsmanship, [...]

Book Review: Four Fish

Paul Greenberg gives us a fresh overview of the world’s fisheries and demand for seafood in Four Fish: The Future of the Last Wild Food. He balances his recreational fishing and conservation background with the commercial realities that surfaced during his research for the book. SOP points out few highlights of the book. [...]

Is Genetically-Modified Salmon Sustainable?

Critics of genetically-modified (GM) foods are pulling out all their tricks to thwart a biotechnology company’s attempt to begin marketing GM salmon. The CEO of the company, Aqua Bounty Technologies, fires back that their salmon is “sustainable”. SOP weighs in on this touchy topic to tease out what is really at issue here.

Before addressing [...]

Seafood at the New England Aquarium?

Move over Monterey Bay! You’re not the only aquarium serving up a platter of sustainable seafood. In fact, the New England has been quietly building its program to advance the movement for over 10 years. SOP highlights some of its initiatives and partnerships that appear to be growing.
It may seem out of place for [...]

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 [...]

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. [...]

Is McDonald’s Filet-o-Fish Sustainable?

It may come as a bit of a surprise, but the answer is closer to ‘yes’ than ‘no’. SOP lays out the facts and explains why big businesses like McDonald’s need to push for sustainability.

McDonald’s learned a valuable lesson in the early 1990s. Massive overfishing of North Atlantic cod, the only fish it used [...]

Eat More Pest Species (Vol. 4)

What fish is striped like a tiger, has poisonous spines, and could wreak havoc in the Atlantic Ocean off the southeastern United States? If you answered ‘lionfish’ you are correct. And supposedly, this invasive species tastes delicious. Below, SOP chronicles the story of the lionfish and shares a recipe.

Lionfish native habitat is rocky crevices and [...]

Gulf Oil Spill Effects on Sustainability

The United States’ worst oil spill in history will undoubtedly have far-reaching effects, geographically and over time. The Gulf of Mexico ecosystem has been disrupted and will face fundamental changes for the foreseeable future. SOP breaks down the spill’s effects on the sustainability of domestic fisheries.
The Deepwater Horizon spill impacts fisheries directly through lethal [...]

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