A new Portland company called Fishpeople is making packaged meals with sustainable local seafood and other ingredients that can be traced back to their mostly local sources. Continue reading →

Filed under: Agriculture, Foodie Friday, Sustainable seafood

I got a chance to talk with Brandon Hill, Bamboo Sushi's director of operations, at the GoGreen Conference in Portland yesterday. He was part of a panel discussion about building a global model for sustainable supply chains. Continue reading →

Filed under: Fish & Wildlife, Sustainability, Bamboo Sushi, Sustainable seafood

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration reported this week that the U.S. seafood catch hit a 17-year high in 2011. The leap from 2010 in the pounds fishermen landed and the value of the catch is staggering: From 1.9 billion pounds to 10.1 billion pounds and from $784 million to $5.3 billion. Continue reading →

Filed under: Sustainability, Foodie Friday, Sustainable seafood

I'd never heard of the Italian feast of seven fishes until this year, and now suddenly I'm hearing about it all over the place. Italy has a tradition of eating seven different kinds of seafood in a big Christmas eve celebration. Continue reading →

Filed under: Fish & Wildlife, Sustainable seafood

Greenpeace has declared victory in its campaign to stop Costco from selling at-risk fish. Continue reading →

Filed under: Fish & Wildlife, Foodie Friday, Marine Stewardship Council, Monterey Bay Aquarium, Overfishing, Sustainable seafood

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Filed under: Sustainability, Agriculture, Farm to fork, Foodie Friday, Organic food, Portlandia, Sustainable seafood