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, [...]

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 [...]

Whole Foods Adds Seafood Rankings

Whole Foods is consistently ranked among the top North American retailers for seafood sustainability. As one of the leaders of the movement, the grocery store chain continues to adapt its seafood policies. SOP points out the changes you will now see at its seafood counters.

Whole Foods announced this past week that it is making [...]

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 [...]

“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 [...]

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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.