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New Consumer Guide Examines What Certifications Really Tell You About the Fish You're Eating

Food & Water WatchMay 26, 2011.

What consumer labels don't tell you is at least as important as what they do, and that's where things get tricky for conscientious shoppers.

Why I Went to Safeway for My Birthday: Supermarket Makes Huge Announcement

Casson Trenor, AlterNet. April 15, 2011.

The company did something that deserved celebration far more than me surviving another trip around the sun.

4 Surprising Places You Should Never Buy Seafood From

Casson Trenor, AlterNet. January 25, 2011.

Here is a quick-and-dirty list of four seafood retailers that have adopted reprehensible practices in their quest for fish-driven profit.

5 Fish You Should Eat More Of

Casson Trenor, AlterNet. December 8, 2010.

Stories of overfishing and toxic contamination put consumers in a state of confusion and fear at the seafood counter. But there are healthy and sustainable options.

Bluefin Tuna's High Price Tag (up to $100,000) Means They've Been Fished to the Brink -- Can We Save Them?

Jill Richardson, AlterNet. November 22, 2010.

This week an international commission is meeting to determine the fate of the Atlantic bluefin.

Which Are the Healthiest and Most Sustainable Fish to Eat? Here Are Three Ways to Find Out

Jill Richardson, AlterNet. October 1, 2010.

It used to be so easy to choose your fish, based on taste, availability and price. Not anymore.

'Iron Chef America' Takes a Big Stand for Sustainable Seafood

Casson Trenor, AlterNet. July 14, 2010.

The Food Network show made an extremely powerful statement about the reality of our ailing oceans and the need for immediate action if we are to save them.

Fisheries Are a Disaster -- Does Your Supermarket Carry Sustainable Seafood?

Rachel Cernansky, Planet Green. May 27, 2010.

Check out this scorecard from Greenpeace that gives major chain supermarkets a ranking for how well they score in terms of supplying sustainably-sourced seafood.

Finally Some Standards for Fish Farming -- But Are They Good?

Marion Nestle, December 31, 1969.


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