Category Archives: fishing
Tuna Chaffle Sandwich
I am forced to change my eating habits. After my life long love affair with sugar, I am looking for some low carb satisfying meals. I have recently discovered chaffles, which are described as a cheese, egg waffle. This recipe … Continue reading
Tuna Cakes with Blackberry and Peach Salsa By Calm Eats
Joe and I have been so fortunate to meet Daniela Modesto with Calm Eats. She has created a beautiful recipe for our Good Food Award winning Mediterranean canned albacore. This recipe is Whole 30 and Paleo . Calm Eats St. … Continue reading
Waste not
Old sayings are repeated because they are so true, and one of our favorites is, “Waste not, want not.” Zoe Mintz of International Business Times reports on the nine fisheries that waste almost a half billion seafood meals each year … Continue reading
Wicked?
It’s not the tuna that’s wicked. Tonight is the season premiere of Wicked Tuna. National Geographic describes the show: “Fishing is a hard life, and harder with bluefin stocks depleted…. Over the next 10 weeks, the most skilled fishermen will … Continue reading
Climate change matters
It matters for people who live along or love the water, who earn their livelihoods from the sea. The boats that have not been secured have been swallowed by waves as high as 45 feet off Long Island Sound. The … Continue reading
Making a statement
Abby Goodnough for The New York Times: “A decision by Whole Foods to stop selling any seafood it does not consider sustainable strikes New England fishermen as just one more barrier to their livelihood.” She adds: “Whole Foods says that, … Continue reading
Under stress
Oceans are under stress, notes the World Bank: The oceans are huge commons, with less than 2 percent legally protected. About 85 percent of fish stocks is fully exploited, overexploited, depleted or recovering. About 1 billion people in developing countries … Continue reading
Bubble
It’s a conundrum. Many industries depend on fossil fuels. Yet an over-reliance on fossil fuels is irreparably harming other industries – including fishing. “The Earth’s oceans may be acidifying faster than at any point during the last 300 million years … Continue reading
Global race
The Associated Press reports today that “The wealth of Asians [is] straining world fish stocks.” Wealthier consumers prefer protein. Contributing to the stress of fish stocks, according to the UN Environment Program, is population growth. Consider, India and China alone account … Continue reading
Yatuloa
A great article about albacore of the Pacific Ocean from fisheries researcher Seini Tawakelevu and Fiji Times: “One of nature’s grand migrants, it travels in large schools usually stretching several miles; swimming south during summer and north in the winter, feeding … Continue reading