10 February, 2010 - By Nicki Holmyard, SeafoodSource contributing editor
The United Kingdom’s top food editors lack understanding of seafood, particularly the sustainability side of it. A case in point is a recent BBC program titled “Britain’s Really Disgusting Food: Fish,” which presented a highly biased and one-sided view of the fishing industry.
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4 February, 2010 - By April Forristall, SeafoodSource assistant editor
News of the United States’ second largest discount retailer halting sales of farmed salmon captures the mainstream media’s attention.
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4 February, 2010 - By Steven Hedlund, SeafoodSource editor
The Seafood Choices Alliance Seafood Summit dominated this week’s SeafoodSource coverage.
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4 February, 2010 - By Lisa Duchene, SeafoodSource contributing editor
People talk a lot these days about buying local, including signing up with fishermen for a share of their catch. All of this activity around “local” begs the question, “Should sourcing more local seafood be part of your sustainable seafood policy?”
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2 February, 2010 - By James Wright, SeaFood Business associate editor
An impromptu and important debate breaks out at the Seafood Choices Alliance Seafood Summit in Paris after a screening of the short film, “Farmed Salmon Exposed.”
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1 February, 2010 - By Mike Urch, SeafoodSource contributing editor
Cobia has a lot going for it — it’s extremely fast-growing, it has a firm white flesh with few bones, and it has a mild taste. So what’s preventing global cobia production from taking off?
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1 February, 2010 - By Steven Hedlund, SeafoodSource editor
The Web site, which is about to celebrate its one-year anniversary, introduces a new look.
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28 January, 2010 - By Steven Hedlund, SeafoodSource editor
Three major retailers garnered headlines this week when they announced sustainable-seafood commitments.
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27 January, 2010 - By James Wright, SeaFood Business associate editor
Here’s a short list of things I’m looking forward to at the annual Seafood Choices Alliance Seafood Summit in Paris next week.
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25 January, 2010 - By Nicki Holmyard, SeafoodSource contributing editor
Environmentalists are calling for a ban on the sale of eels, a request many retailers and restaurateurs have met. But struggling eel fishermen, farmers and smokers are urging that this strategy be reconsidered.
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