Changing the way we think about our oceans…

“Take Marlin Off the Menu” Campaign

Sustainable Ocean Project has made the point that chefs, restaurants, retailers, purveyors, and consumers can significantly affect the health of our oceans with the decisions they make. Starting in 2008, three organizations launched a public action campaign to promote the preservation of billfish, such as marlin. SOP supports proper protection and management of these majestic [...]

Famed Fish Market Gives Sustainability a Toss

Seattle’s Pike Place Fish Market is going to be famous for something other than throwing fish around. The retailer has committed to be 100 percent sustainable. This is no small task for owner John Yokoyama who sells over 100 types of seafood. SOP explains challenges that lie ahead and offers a suggestion for moving forward. [...]

Where does your grocery store rank in seafood sustainability in 2010?

Greenpeace recently released the 2010 Carting Away the Oceans report. The environmental activism organization once again ranks the twenty largest retailers in North America on how well they are keeping up with the sustainable seafood movement. SOP found this year’s report to have a more optimistic (but still scornful) tone.

A quick comparison between the [...]

Buy Fresh Sustainable Seafood Online

Anyone in the lower 48 United States can now have delicious sustainable seafood delivered straight to his or her door. The new company, i love blue sea, makes it easy to buy sushi-quality fish and shellfish through its website. SOP believes the company’s trifecta of superior product, ensured sustainability, and helpful information is a model [...]

Is Farm-Raised Seafood Sustainable or Not? (Part 3)

Finally, SOP unveils answers to the question we have all been waiting for: What specific farm-raised seafood products are most sustainable? Below we offer good and bad selections of farmed seafood. But, because nothing is absolute in sustainable seafood, you should still ask questions at the restaurant or fish counter.
As a class, cultured shellfish are [...]

Barton Seaver: Visionary of Sustainability (Part 2)

Tracking Barton’s career as a chef and restaurateur in Part 1 of this story helped us understand how his views of sustainability have evolved to the present. During SOP’s interview with head chef and owner of Blue Ridge Restaurant in DC, he dropped a couple insights into how we as consumers can engage in the [...]

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 [...]

Oprah Labels Sardines A ‘Superfood’

We all know when Oprah speaks, America listens. She recently singled out sardines as an ingredient that we should incorporate into our diet. SOP agrees with Oprah because this little fish that could is sustainable, good for you, and very tasty.

Last month, Oprah announced on her website 25 superfoods we should consider eating if we [...]

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 [...]

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