Sea Stories — sustainable

We're Giving Away 5 Copies of the Most Beautiful Bivalve Book of the Year! There are so many questions around seafood and so few experts to trust (the term "sushi-grade" fish is a bunch of malarkey, btw).  We at Sea to Table love all questions aquatic and consider yourself warned once we get started.  Last year we hooked up with world renowned seafood philosopher and restaurateur, John Bil, to be a small part of his awesome, informative and beautifully laid out book- Ship to Shore: Straight Talk from the Seafood Counter".  John asks and answers common questions like "What's the deal with...

Over 70 percent of our planet is covered by oceans, and about 3 billion people worldwide rely on them for their primary source of protein — seafood. But not all of it is created - ahem, caught - equal. Compared to foreign waters, U.S. oceans are the most protected thanks to science-based management implemented in 1978. Not only does our system ensure the preservation of our local fish stocks for generations to come, but also the safekeeping of fellow marine mammals and their natural ocean habitats. At Sea to Table, we do our part to protect our oceans as an...

The Whole (Eco-Friendly) Package Sustainable seafood is about more than catch methods. At Sea to Table, we believe that a better food system requires responsible decision-making at every step of the way.  That's why all our home delivery seafood is packed with plenty of dry ice in eco-friendly, fully curbside recyclable insulation. Without gel packs or sytrofoam, there's less hassle and less waste. Then, all orders are shipped via ground transportation instead of by plane for a smaller carbon footprint. By making responsible decisions from sourcing to delivery, we're helping to protect the planet for generations to come. There's never been...

With gloomy and misleading headlines flooding the news, many shoppers assume that U.S. fisheries are doomed to crash, but don’t be fooled - The United States has some of the best managed fisheries in the world! In fact, many stocks have made significant comebacks in the past 40 years since the creation of the Magnuson-Stevens Act (MSA), which governs marine fisheries from the coasts of Alaska to the Gulf of Maine. In 2016, NOAA Fisheries celebrated 40 rebuilt stocks in the United States since the year 2000. These are species like Lingcod, Acadian Redfish, Sea Scallops, and Swordfish that were...