Crew Together: Reeling in Resilience at Slow Fish Charleston

Slow Fish 2024 group photo at the seafood festival on Bowen Island. Crowd stands outside in front of a kayak rental shop. The sky behind us is gray but bright.

Charleston, SC, recently hosted Slow Fish 2024, a 3-day gathering where fishers, chefs, educators, and advocates came together to share values rooted in food justice, sustainability, and community. Participants tackled …

Farmed Salmon Isn’t “Mediterranean”

Grilled salmon on a white dish with salad

In this Medium article, Paul Greenberg uncovers how marketing by multinational companies has linked salmon with the Mediterranean diet, leading to higher global demand and widespread industrial fish farming. Greenberg …

Local Fish Feeds Crews At Farm Aid

During the Farm Aid 2024 concert, musicians on stage perform in front of a large blue and green Farm Aid visual behind them. Colorful stage lights illuminate the audience.

This story from The Cape Cod Chronicle highlights how Chatham Harvesters recently brought 600 pounds of wild-caught monkfish tail to the Farm Aid 2024 concert in Saratoga Springs, NY, to …

The Environmental Costs of Our Fish Sticks

Close-up of a fried fish sandwich with crispy fish fillet, lettuce, and tartar sauce on a toasted bun.

In a $2 billion industry supplying companies like McDonald’s, Alaskan pollock fishing is wreaking havoc on marine habitats. As climate change puts additional pressure on Alaska’s ecosystems, the fishing industry’s …

The Case for Seafood Self-Reliance

Joshua Stoll sorts oysters on an outdoor table at his farm in Georgetown, Maine. Next to him sit yellow and green oyster buckets. Behind him is a lake and a very blue sky.

In this interview from Civil Eats, Joshua Stoll, founder of Local Catch Network, talks with Ben Seal about the U.S.’s seafood import-export system, explaining how it harms both fisheries and …

Wild Sablefish Is a Better Choice Than Farmed Salmon

Two men are standing on a fishing boat wearing brightly colored, warm fishing apparel and caps. They are holding a hoop net used for harvesting fish.

There are vast differences between industrially farmed finfish and sustainably harvested wild seafood. Dive into this op-ed in The Seattle Times by Katie Harris, which talks about why choosing underutilized …