• Health Blog

    Fish montage

    This is, at first blush, completely unrelated to seafood. But I am going to make it about seafood. I just found out (courtesy of our wedding photographer's blog) about the most entertaining littl...

  • Health Press Release

    Eating Fish During Pregnancy Helps Babies Reach Milestones

    September 10, 2008 Washington, DC A study just released in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition finds moms who eat more fish, as well as moms who breastfeed the longest, have babies with better...

  • Health Resource

    Associations of maternal fish intake during pregnancy and breastfeeding duration with attainment of developmental milestones

    Associations of maternal fish intake during pregnancy and breastfeeding duration with attainment of developmental milestones in early childhood: a study from the Danish National Birth Cohort
    Au...

  • Uncategorized Blog

    A Closer Look at The Mercury Menace

    While we wait for the Chicago Tribune to answer our requests for a review of Michael Hawthorne's latest story about mercury in seafood let's take a look at some of his previous work. It's been three ...

  • Health Blog

    Leftovers

    I am ridiculously out of food and making a beeline for the grocery store after work, but made it through the weekend thanks to (leftover) fish stew from the freezer. Dinner Friday night was a mug-...

  • Uncategorized Blog

    60 Minutes Sustainability and a Push For Big ‘ole Lobsters

    Last night CBS's 60 Minutes revisited a story it first aired in January about bluefin sushi tuna. Even before that, way back in October of 2007 the National Fisheries Institute joined the U.S. Congres...

  • Health Blog

    Variations on macaroni and cheese

    Today's lunch was another variation on macaroni and cheese - this time with tuna and mixed veggies. Macaroni and cheese has got to be one of the most fail-proof disguises for healthy foods like f...

  • Sustainability Press Release

    New Push for Lobster Sustainability Laws

    September 5, 2008 Washington, DC It is time for regulators to adopt a minimum size requirement for Spiny Lobsters harvested from the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico and the South Atlantic, according to th...

  • Uncategorized Blog

    A Message to Environmental Journalists

    First of all let's start things off on the right foot. My name is Gavin and I am here to be a resource to you. Despite what you may have read or heard from environmental extremists the seafood communi...

  • Health Blog

    Seafood for breakfast

    I read a review today of Starbuck's new breakfast offerings (apparently the previously-offered hot sandwiches overpowered the coffee smell) and got to thinking that I've never posted a single fish for...

  • Uncategorized Blog

    (Part III) Chicago Tribune Publishes Another Alarmist Mercury in Fish Story

    We heard back from the Chicago Tribune last night. Take a look at what they wrote: Mr. Gibbons: Michael Hawthorne and I have gone over your letter at length and reviewed the concerns you raised. I f...

  • Health Blog

    How sushi started

    I am not a history buff. In fact, my history knowledge is borderline embarrassing. But I think I have just found a piece of the past I could sink my teeth into - the history of sushi. Author Trevor Co...

  • Uncategorized Blog

    (Part II) Chicago Tribune Publishes Another Alarmist Mercury in Fish Story

    On the first day this blog went live I wrote that we "hope to change the dialog that often accompanies stories about seafood. It's no longer about whether we like or agree with a story. It's about whe...

  • Health Blog

    A healthful Labor Day

    While Lloyd spent Labor Day weekend in Vegas with the guys pushing the limits of sleep deprivation, I had a rejuvenating holiday full of slow meals, early nights, and quality time with loved ...

  • Uncategorized Blog

    Chicago Tribune Publishes Another Alarmist Mercury in Fish Story

    In 2005 environmental reporter Michael Hawthorne published a series of sensationalized stories about mercury in seafood that ran under the shocking headline "The Mercury Menace" and warned of the "Tox...