by Thomas Elliott
Salmon aquaculture is the major economic contributor to the world production of farmed fin-fish, representing over $1 billion in annual US sales.  As recently as 25 years ago, most salmon in the marketplace came from wild catch. The expansive growth of salmon farming has drastically changed the structure of salmon production.  By 1997, more than Read More …

It’s tough to find species that are good for both you and the ocean. Here’s what you should consider
By Katherine Hobson

“Eat fish,” the advice so frequently offered by health experts, sounds simple. In practice, it isn’t. When you step up to the seafood counter, you come with an array of priorities that don’t always dovetail: promoting Read More …

Jennifer Sygo, National Post 

It’s been a controversial couple of weeks for our friends from the deep blue sea. Two weeks ago, the Canadian Medical Association Journal published an analysis that not only called into question the purported benefits of omega-3 fatty acids, but also criticized the use of fish oils as ecologically unsustainable. Just days later, the Read More …

By JOHN SCHWARTZ

Many New York sushi restaurants and seafood markets are playing a game of bait and switch, say two high school students turned high-tech sleuths.
In a tale of teenagers, sushi and science, Kate Stoeckle and Louisa Strauss, who graduated this year from the Trinity School in Manhattan, took on a freelance science project in which Read More …