Sea Stories — fish facts

Gulf of Maine Redfish, Atlantic Winter Skate and West Coast Dover Sole populations may be thriving, but neither fishermen nor consumers are paying them much attention. In most years, only a small percentage of the allowable catch of these fish are taken. Add to that the fact that some, like skate, are considered bycatch. Plus, Lobstermen use the majority of Gulf of Maine Redfish landed as lobster bait. These are some seriously underutilized species that, like Rodney Dangerfield, get no respect.  Underutilized Species are Good for Your Palette, Your Pocketbook and Your Planet A shift in demand, even a little, from...

Some people are lucky enough to live by a fishing port, or to have a local fishmonger. The rest of us have few other options than to buy our Seafood at the local grocery. But sometimes that’s a really bad idea. Here are the top five reasons why not to eat grocery store fish. Top Five Reasons to Avoid Grocery Store Fish Mislabeling is a Big Problem in Grocery Stores It’s called “fish fraud”. Between 2010 and 2012, Oceana, a conservation group, took 1,215 seafood samples from 674 retail outlets in 21 states. They found that 33 percent of the DNA...

How much do you know about shrimp? Sure, they're delicious, but that's just the start of it.

After years of regulatory hurdles, genetically modified (GMO) salmon are about to hit the shelves… but you may not know you are buying or eating it.