Jacqueline Church: Inspiring Change

Sustaining a career as a freelance writer and independent businessperson is no easy feat. It is even harder when one of the fields you work in is still in its formative stages. As one of the leaders in the sustainable seafood field, Jacqueline Church channels much of her energy and passion into educating others and [...]

Target Takes Aim at Farmed Salmon

In a monumental move, retail giant Target announced yesterday that it is removing all farm-raised salmon products from its 1,744 stores nationwide. From now on, salmon sold under Target owned brands will be wild-caught and from Alaska. While this is another significant contribution to the sustainable seafood movement, SOP explains how Target can do more [...]

Barton Seaver: Visionary of Sustainability (Part 1)

When Barton Seaver opened the Washington DC seafood restaurant Hook as head chef in 2007, he added sustainability to the menu for personal reasons, not marketing purposes. He had no idea his actions would fuel a media frenzy launching him into the national spotlight. SOP had the privilege of chatting with Barton about how his [...]

Invest in Sustainable Seafood!

If you have a bunch of spare cash and believe that sustainable seafood has growth potential, call up Sea Change Management and ask about their Sea Change Investment Fund. The only such fund in the United States, Sea Change is a venture fund investing in companies that “help to expand the market for environmentally-preferable seafood [...]

2012 Olympics Aims for Sustainability

The 2012 Olympic organizers have committed to serving only sustainable seafood during the games. Converging in London for the events, athletes and fans are expected to eat 14 million meals including more than 180,000 pounds of seafood. This week the organizers released their Food Vision, a compilation of goals and standards to achieve sustainability.

Sustainable Seafood Movement Trends

In two separate accounts this week, trends show increasingly that the sustainable seafood movement is growing roots. In the National Restaurant Association’s annual chef survey, What’s Hot in 2010, sustainable seafood was featured in several ways. And, a leading online seafood industry news and opinion site called SeafoodSource.com reported on an increase in job positions [...]

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 [...]

Top Chef Features Sustainable Seafood!

The sustainable seafood movement is making its way through prime time television. This is yet another sign of how important this issue has become.

Top Chef Season 6, Episode 9, aired October 21st featuring sustainable seafood throughout the challenges. Celebrity chef and advocate for the movement, Rick Moonen, served as guest judge and provided contestants [...]

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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.