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Marine Ecology and Conservation

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    March 30, 2012

    Whole Foods Is Clearing Out Its Fish Counter

    Don't expect to see any octopus, gray sole, skate, Atlantic halibut, or Atlantic cod gracing the icy shelves of the Whole Foods fish counter after April 22. The company has decided to stop selling seafood caught through unsustainable methods, according to the Associated Press.

  • Blogs

    October 13, 2011

    Target to Sell Only Sustainable Seafood by 2015

    ​First of all, Target sells seafood? Second of all, this is good news considering the deplorable state of our oceans right now. Overfishing has depleted populations of fish like cod and tuna to dangerous lows, making the fact that a chain with 1,762 locations is committing itself to sustainabl ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 13, 2011

    Eric Ripert, Dan Barber, and Jim Lahey to Headline Lopate & Locavores

    WNYCLopate loves locavores.​'Tis the silly season for food festivals, and for the second year in a row, WNYC host Leonard Lopate is getting in on the act with Lopate & Locavores, a three-day event that will explore zeitgeisty issues relating to today's food movement.

  • Blogs

    July 29, 2011

    Is It Okay to Eat Shark in Celebration of Shark Week?

    ​ Next week is Shark Week, when the Discovery Channel tries to educate the public about this noble animal by airing shows like "Killer Sharks" and "Jaws of the Pacific," because, as everyone knows, the best way to motivate the public to protect an oft-threatened species is to make people death ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 12, 2011

    Haddock Stages a Comeback

    ​Today, some excellent news for both the Atlantic Ocean and fish 'n' chip fanatics: haddock has returned to the East Coast.

  • Blogs

    September 13, 2010

    Whole Foods Cops Out on Fork in the Road's Challenge to Stop Selling Severely Endangered Seafood Immediately

    ​The confusing Whole Foods "dot" identification system for seafood. In a press release that just hit our email box at Fork in the Road, Whole Foods announces the chain-wide implementation of their color coding system for identifying fish according to sustainability, as certified by the Blue O ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 9, 2010

    Here's the 2010 Dirty Dozen Seafood (Dubious) Honor Roll

    Copyright GreenpeaceBluefin tuna: don't eat it.​Navigating the increasingly murky waters of sustainable seafood isn't an easy task, particularly when it's abetted by grocery stores whose eco-conscious posturing doesn't quite extend to what's being sold at their fish counters. Fortunately, Food ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 20, 2010

    Adventures in Sustainability at Whole Foods' Fish Counter

    ​Whole Foods cloaks itself in a veneer of eco-virtuousness, patting itself on the back for selling some local produce and certified humanely raised meat, giving customers the comfortable feeling that they are somehow doing the world a favor by shopping there. But when it comes to the fish co ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 2, 2009

    At the Greenmarket: Smoked Bluefish

    Smoked bluefish salad with cherry tomatoes​ ​ Ever since Sam Sifton's reminder of just how good bluefish can be, it seems like the grayish, dense, oily, and delicious fish is everywhere--at every fish market in town for $6 a pound; mashed into rillettes at Fort Defiance; and either fresh ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 2, 2009

    Chatting With...Chef Michael White of Marea

    Welcome to our brand-spanking-new line of chef interviews, Chatting With. Today, Michael White--pasta genius and executive chef of Convivio, Alto and seafood newcomer Marea. We love his cooking, and were happy to snag him for a chat, even if he didn't quite answer the question about striped marli ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 1, 2009

    No Fish by 2048? The End of the Line--Interview with Journalist Charles Clover

    Photo courtesy The End of the Line "Imagine a world without fish." That's the tagline of The End of the Line, a documentary that landed on my desk last week. The press release goes on to say that if we continue to overfish the oceans at the current rate, there will essentially be no fish to eat by ... More >>

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