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. [...]

Maersk’s Sustainable Seafood Saga

The world’s largest container-shipping company, Maersk, made headlines throughout the seafood business press this past week. In a case of good intentions, misunderstandings, and clarifications, the New Zealand government, Greenpeace, and John Sackton of SeafoodNews.com all played a role. SOP clears up the story and teases out a couple positive messages.

On May 27th, Greenpeace [...]

Sustainable Seafood Recipe: Squid

Squid shows up on more menus than many other seafood items. Most commonly prepared as fried calamari, it is one of the unsung heroes of sustainability. Yet, squid rarely gets put on the pedestal like wild-caught Alaskan salmon and farm-raised oysters. SOP shares with you a delicious, unique, and quick recipe in the hopes that [...]

“Savoring Sustainable Seafood” Event

Hosted by the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History, Savoring Sustainable Seafood takes place June 11th and 12th in Washington DC. This high profile event should not to be missed. Unfortunately, however, SOP staff will be out of town. We will rely on any readers who attend to fill us in on the details.
The evening [...]

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 [...]

Eat More Pest Species (Vol 3.)

The third installment of Eat More Pest Species is an update of the first two volumes. SOP reports on developments for both cownose ray and Asian carp.
The cownose ray has hit prime time. The national media giant CNN profiled the Virginia Marine Product Board’s efforts to promote the fish as healthy, sustainable, and tasty. [...]

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 [...]

Sustainable Fish in Cat Food!

SOP promises you this is not a joke! Mars Petcare, whose brands include Snickers, Juicy Fruit, and Uncle Ben’s Rice, will soon offer cat food products made from sustainably sourced fish. SOP found this a bit shocking (even comical) at first. But, we believe this underscores how pervasive the sustainable seafood movement has become.

Mars [...]

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 [...]

Marvesta Raises Shrimp Above Ground

Starting in 2002, three young proprietors combined their expertise in business and technology, and applied it to sustainable aquaculture. The friends found a plot of land on Maryland’s Eastern Shore for their operation and set off to carve a niche in the market of the most consumed seafood in the U.S…..shrimp. SOP spoke with Scott [...]

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