bluefin tuna
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Why are we eating bluefin tuna to extinction?
Photo: Tom PuchnerCross-posted from Gilt Taste. If you eat fish regularly, you’ve probably grown used to regularly being told by conservation groups — or that slightly irritating, politically correct friend — that certain fish shouldn’t be eaten: American Striped bass, Atlantic swordfish, Chilean sea bass, and Caspian sturgeon have all been the focus of vocal […]
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Critical List: Senate could cut energy subsidies; organic lipsticks fail to meet criteria
Energy tax breaks are on trial in the Senate, amidst a weird vogue for Republicans opposing them. What are they planning?
People outside of Washington do believe in climate change, whatever their political beliefs. They also overwhelmingly support bike lanes and expanded public transportation. Even people who vote Republican like this stuff. Congresspeople, take note.
Cheap natural gas is making it hard for money-minded people to invest in renewable energy. -
Boycotting bluefin isn’t enough — time to turn on the siren
The Center for Biological Diversity has announced a "bluefin boycott." While that sounds (and is) good, the Center's campaign is about far more than simply giving up buying and eating bluefin tuna.
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E.U. abandons plans to cut critically endangered Atlantic bluefin tuna quotas
Pressure from France, Spain, and others has forced the E.U. to abandon previous plans to significantly cut quotas on Atlantic bluefin tuna next year.
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One-fifth of juvenile Atlantic bluefin tuna killed by BP oil spill
New satellite data from the European Space Agency shows that 20 percent of juvenile bluefin tuna have been killed by oil.
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Reports of BP disaster's death are greatly exaggerated
A narrative downplaying the BP spill has emerged in the press. Meanwhile, oil continues to wash ashore and the long-term effects remain unknown.
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Ask Umbra’s Book Club: Isn’t the ocean an all-you-can-eat buffet?
Dearest readers, What did you think of Sylvia Earle’s The World Is Blue: How Our Fate and the Ocean’s Are One? I must say, it left me awed and inspired. They don’t call Earle “‘Her Deepness” for nothing. The book has such depth and range — from how whales play to the perils of ocean […]
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Why we shouldn’t bury bluefin tuna just yet
The mighty bluefin: Are rumors of its death at least slightly exaggerated? “Nations free to fish bluefin tuna to extinction,” thundered Tom Laskawy’s headline on Grist. On the Politics of the Plate blog, Barry Estabrook’s title was more concise: “Bye-bye bluefin.” They were reacting to the decision by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered […]
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‘The End of the Line’ is a compelling indictment of industrial fishing
If scientists are correct, 2048 will be a terrible year for sushi restaurants. And diners selling tuna melts, too. The End of the Line isn’t going to make you feel so good about hitting the neighborhood sushi bar.In fact, if I had any money to invest in a seafood venture, Carl Safina’s suggestion to “consider […]