“Teach a Man to Fish”

In its third year, the Teach a Man to Fish blog event is underway (and almost over!). Jacqueline Church, its creator and sustainable seafood advocate, hosts the six-week virtual event on her website, where we are all encouraged to send her our favorite sustainable seafood recipes.
Jacqueline capitalizes on the increasing use of social media (blogging, [...]

“Turning the Tide”

Mark your calendars! The Monterey Bay Aquarium just released a report that will serve as a benchmark from which to measure progress of the sustainable seafood movement into the future. The report highlights where we are and where we’re going. For all you newbies to the movement, it also gives us tons of easy to [...]

Casson Trenor: Man on a Mission (Part 1)

Environmental activist, author, restaurateur, and blogger, Casson shockingly tells SOP he is not a career-oriented person. He is, however, on a mission…..to save our oceans. SOP sat down with Casson in San Francisco and talked about the state of the sustainable seafood movement.

SOP asked Casson what seafood consumers can do to participate in the movement. [...]

Top 10 Misunderstood Terms in Fisheries Management

Fishery/fisheries: The industry or industries dedicated to the catching, processing, and selling of fish, shellfish, or other aquatic animals; not a hatchery.
Management/Managers: Taking action to regulate the behavior of fishermen and therefore affect a fish population to achieve certain objectives, such as maximizing the harvest of fish while allowing the population to replenish itself. [...]

Intro to Sustainable Ocean Project (SOP)

Mainstream media is starting to pick up on a hugely important but not very well understood issue….the health of our oceans and fish populations. You might read in the newspaper that the world may run out of seafood by 2048, or you might hear that you shouldn’t eat too much tuna because it contains high [...]

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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.