About Seafood

Let me start by saying we are not opposed to efforts to educate people about seafood sustainability. In fact sustainable seafood is the life blood of our community. It's important for consumers to und...

Today I'm writing from Chicago, where I've been since Friday and will stay through Tuesday for the biggest gathering of registered dietitians there is - the American Dietetic Association Food and Nutr...

What would you think if someone sent you a gift promoting a sushi pocket guide that was supposed to, among other things, help protect you from the perceived evils of things like mercury... but the gif...

Today I read a little article in the Dallas Morning News about a 12-year-old girl who chooses to eat pescetarian style. This means no meat or poultry, but fish is welcome. This is actually a fairly c...

According to the Reuters blog that tracks and responds to reader reactions to mistakes, none of its 2,500 reporters have made a mistake that's been called too its attention in the last 6 days. Wow, t...

This past weekend, Lloyd and I were in New York visiting friends and enjoying fall in the city. I also attempted to go veil shopping, but failed miserably because I have no idea what I want. ...

Here come the guides-- the Blue Ocean Institute, the Environmental Defense Fund and the Monterey Bay Aquarium have all launched sustainable sushi guides that not only conflict with red and green lists...

It wasn't that long ago that NFI went head-to-head with the New York Times over its misuse of science and distortion of data in reporting about seafood. You might remember that led to not only a corre...

Washington, DC and Miami, Florida, October 21, 2008 -- Tomorrow the Monterey Bay Aquarium's Seafood Watch Program, the Blue Ocean Institute and the Environmental Defense Fund will release new pocket g...

Yesterday my lunch consisted of fourteen hors d'oeuvres. Then four pieces of cake for dessert. I didn't eat it all, of course, but took at least a couple bites of everything because I had som...

"All of Thomson Reuters will also uphold the Reuters Trust Principles of integrity, independence and freedom from bias. This commitment is more than a source of pride. It is the core of who we are," t...

Today I want to talk about one of my favorite non-fish foods, caprese salad. Traditionally a summery salad featuring in-season tomatoes, this treat has a couple variations appropriate for...

My Columbus Day weekend was spent celebrating, not exactly the discovery of America, but the discovery of Newport, Rhode Island. Lloyd just started a three month Marine JAG training there at the N...

There is no doubt the economic downturn is hurting everyone these days and apparently Greenpeace is no exception. Take a look below at a fundraising email that went out on Friday. Greenpeace is using ...

October 13, 2008 Washington, DC Louisiana State University (LSU) research released today finds ceramides, fat compounds found in oysters, appear to arrest breast cancer cells grown in lab tests. The L...