Posts Tagged ‘sustainable seafood’

Sustainable Seafood: Abalone Farming In Monterey (video)

A visit to the Monterey Abalone Company, which is located under the wharf in the picturesque town of Monterey, CA.

KQED’s Quest: the Great White Shark

[Update: Since posting this video, KQEDondemand's YouTube channel has made it for 'private' viewing only. I am hoping they will make it public, as it once was, for it is very informative. Sorry for any inconvenience.] February 01, 2010 KQED just posted a video on YouTube from their program Quest. This episode looks at the [...]

5,000 Megawatts and 8 Million Clams: FLUPSY is Cool

January 29, 2010 Ron Masters, a Conservation & Waterways Commissioner (Point Lookout, NY), gives a tour of a solar powered FLUPSY (Floating Upweller System). This clam nursery ‘boat’ helps the community environmentally and economically. “When the baby clams grow big enough to leave the nursery, they are deposited in local beds to support both recreational [...]

Fish2Fork ‘names and shames’ restaurants

January 16, 2010 British journalist, Charles Clover, whose book led to the documentary film, The End of the Line, recently launched a new website: Fish2Fork. It’s purpose is to educate and and make known those eating establishments which are serving sustainable seafood vs. those that aren’t. Eaters have an opportunity to participate by posting their [...]

Red Snapper Ban Stirs Controversy Among Fishermen

January 8, 2010 Due to dwindling numbers, a ban on catching red snapper along the coast of Florida, Georgia, and the Carolinas was enacted January 4, 2010. The new law has a ripple effect for many in the Southeast region. Some are seeking new regulation – to take into consideration the economic impact on a [...]

State of the Oceans Health: In Crisis (video)

Alison Barratt, from the Monterey Bay Aquarium’s Seafood Watch program discusses the health of the oceans, and their declining ecosystem.