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Fish Out of Water: Five Ocean Species We're Eating to Death
For some species of ocean dwellers, there just aren't that many fish in the sea.
Lifestyle
Fear the Frankenfish: Beneath the Gills of the Genetically Engineered Salmon
A quick-developing, nutritious, cheap fish with no negative health or environmental impacts? Many scientists say it sounds good—almost too good.
Lifestyle
Watch Your Mouth: Is Eco-Certified Sea Bass a Sham?
How consumers fell for the dubious origins of the "certified-sustainable Chilean sea bass" hook, line, and sinker.
Business
Going Dutch: How the Netherlands Created a Sustainable Fishing Industry
A combination of policy reform, advocacy and industry leadership has transformed the fishing industry in the Netherlands – but will it catch on?
Lifestyle
Why the Past Matters for the Future of Fish
As we eat further down the food chain, what will the future of fish look like?
Lifestyle
Uncovering Fictitious and Fraudulent Fish with the Barcodes of Life
Could the DNA barcodes used to expose widespread fish fraud also become a shopper's best friend?
Lifestyle
Superb Idea: Pay Fishermen to Catch Trash
A pilot project will begin this month which will pay fishermen to ease up on taxed European fish stocks and catch plastic trash instead.
Lifestyle
Slideshow: Corey Arnold's Captivating Photos of Life on an Alaskan Crab Boat
Take a look behind your seafood into the crazy and captivating world of Alaskan commercial fishermen with Corey Arnold's latest book: Fish-Work.
Lifestyle
Image of the Day: Aquarium Phonebooth
Lighting designer Benoit Deseille and artist Benedetto Bufalino transformed this phone booth into an aquarium, as part of Lyon's Festival of Light.
Lifestyle
Costco Agrees to Sell Sustainable Seafood: Victory, Paradox, or Both?
Costco has finally updated a sustainable seafood policy. It's a really big deal, but it poses some equally big questions.
Lifestyle
With All the Lies About Sustainable Fish, Two San Franciscans Get on the Boat
What if the only way not to get duped was to go out and meet the fishermen yourself? That's what one restaurant decided it had to do.
Lifestyle
Beyond the PR Stunt That Was the "Blacklisted Seafood" Dinner
Overfished Atlantic cod: should you eat it or not? The answer is less straightforward and much more interesting than you might have thought.
Lifestyle
Food for Thinkers: Traces of the Future
From dried fish bones in Qatar and early descriptions of the tomato in English cookbooks to the difficulty of reconstructing historical kitchens.
Lifestyle
Undercover Fish Testing Reveals Mercury at Three Times Federal Limits
Scary new data show fish in California grocery stores have high levels of mercury. Should you forgo sushi? It's a little hard to say.
Culture
Image of the Day: "New World Transparent Specimens"
The artist and former fishery student Iro Tomita injects sea creatures with colorful dyes that reveal their complex skeletal systems.
Culture
Intermission: Majestic Views of the World's Largest Aquarium
Stillmotion made this lovely short video of the Georgia Aquarium, the largest in the world.
Lifestyle
Video: How to Eat Sushi
You may think you know how to eat raw fish, but are you missing some of the finer points? Probably.
Environment
The First Ever Ocean Census Is Revealed
The 10-year-in-the-making document is available for download, and includes amazing interactive maps about the appalling state of our oceans.
