Yes, alt seafood is good for the planet. But what about the taste?

Grist News

February 18, 2021

It's better for the environment, better for the ocean, and almost as tasty as plant-based burgers.

He’s helping fishermen adapt to climate change and an economic crisis — by becoming kelp farmers

Grist News

January 27, 2021

Sean Barrett’s community-supported fishing project is expanding to train fisherfolk to grow seaweed and help “make it the new kale.”

This startup says seaweed is the secret to a better faux burger — and a healthier climate

Grist News

January 12, 2021

The same stuff you see wrapped around sushi can make fake meat look, cook, and taste like the real thing — and help save the planet, too.

An answer to aquaculture's unsustainable fish feed habit?

GreenBiz Group

December 4, 2020

An answer to aquaculture's unsustainable fish feed habit? Jim Giles Fri, 12/04/2020 - 00:15 Sustainability can be a game of Whac-A-Mole: We roll out a promising solution to an environmental problem, only to discover that the solution generates problems of its own. It certainly feels that way in aquaculture. On paper, fish farms should be a win for sustainability. A third of wild stocks are

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How the digital wave is contributing to the rise of sustainable fisheries

GreenBiz Group

November 12, 2020

How the digital wave is contributing to the rise of sustainable fisheries Myisha Majumder Thu, 11/12/2020 - 02:03 World fish consumption has almost doubled between the 1960s and now, and some estimates suggest fish contributes to at least 50 percent of total animal protein intake in developing nations. Despite higher demand for seafood and fish, world reserves have not kept up, and aquaculture is

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Jellyfish and chips: sustainability on the takeaway menu

Sustainability Matters

September 21, 2020

Research examining seafood sustainability suggests that jellyfish could become the fish to your chips on a new sustainable takeaway menu to help keep threatened species off the plate. University of Queensland researchers analysed global industrial fishing records to reveal that 92 endangered and 11 critically endangered species of seafood were caught in oceans around the world. UQ Centre for

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Mapping the deep: A new age of exploration

GreenBiz Group

July 1, 2020

Mapping the deep: A new age of exploration Dawn Wright Wed, 07/01/2020 - 02:00 Did you know that we have far more accurate maps of the moon, Mars and Venus than we do of our own ocean? It wasn’t until 2017 that we were able to help advance the exploration of the world’s ocean with the launch of the world’s first 3D digital map. For the first time, the new developments in mapping

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Good water management could save our planet

Sustainability Matters

March 22, 2020

Water use has increased sixfold over the past century and is rising by about 1% a year. However, it is estimated that climate change, along with the increasing frequency and intensity of extreme events — storms, floods and droughts — will aggravate the situation in countries already currently experiencing ‘water stress’ and generate similar problems in areas that have not been

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Art Transforms Plastic Pollution: Washed Ashore

Worldwatch Institute

July 12, 2016

“I came to the ocean to heal, but found an ocean that needed healing.” That was the realization that inspired artist Angela Haseltine Pozzi to dedicate her life to saving the sea. Her medium? Trash. When Pozzi suddenly lost her husband, she took time to look for something meaningful and constant. Her search led her back to the Oregon shores of her childhood. There, she expected to find the

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