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One Fish… Two Fish… The Faulty Fascination with Fish Lists

Fri, 10 Nov 2023 16:47:30 +0000

A new article from Fox News claims to help consumers pick the “best and worst fish for your health” and it starts off on the right track before veering into outdated, trite maxims that are, in some cases, just simply inaccurate.  Any doctor or dietitian worth their salt will tell anyone who follows the typical … Continue reading One Fish… Two Fish… The Faulty Fascination with Fish Lists →

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Dubious Celebrity Diagnosis?

Tue, 07 Nov 2023 19:50:46 +0000

Did you hear Joe Rogan claims to have “poisoned” himself with arsenic by eating too many sardines? Right, so arsenic is a naturally occurring element and the most harmful form is inorganic arsenic. The main form of arsenic found in fish is organic arsenic.  Unlike inorganic arsenic, organic arsenic is not harmful to humans. An anecdotal celebrity medical … Continue reading Dubious Celebrity Diagnosis? →

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Apply Now for the 2024 Future Leaders Program

Tue, 31 Oct 2023 16:41:34 +0000

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SoFISHticated: A Seafood at Retail Reckoning?

Wed, 13 Sep 2023 20:26:04 +0000

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Make Sure You’ve Got the Facts on Fukushima

Thu, 24 Aug 2023 15:41:43 +0000

Seafood from the Pacific Ocean remains safe, healthy, and delicious. Recent reporting on the controlled release of treated water from the Fukushima power plant has vacillated between highly accurate and highly hyperbolic. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has also concluded that the release  would have a “negligible” impact on people and the environment. Reporting … Continue reading Make Sure You’ve Got the Facts on Fukushima →

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SoFISHticated: A Shifting Environment and What it Means for Fisheries

Thu, 27 Jul 2023 17:21:21 +0000

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NFI Leadership Summit

Tue, 20 Jun 2023 17:49:03 +0000

NFI President & CEO Lisa Wallenda Picard has announced the rebranding of the NFI fall political event with an updated schedule to provide attendees with a series of speakers on business and the geopolitical climate. The “NFI Leadership Summit” will be held Tuesday September 26-28, 2023 at the Intercontinental Wharf Hotel, Washington, DC.  The Political Conference will include select NFI committee and council … Continue reading NFI Leadership Summit →

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“Safe Catch”… Like A Bad Penny

Mon, 05 Jun 2023 17:03:22 +0000

For years, gullible media have reported breathlessly on Safe Catch Tuna without doing much homework. Such homework might include a Google search that would turn up posts like: Not surprisingly, they’re at it again. This time it’s the CBS affiliate in San Francisco, and they fall for the whole, scary narrative about protecting people from … Continue reading “Safe Catch”… Like A Bad Penny →

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IUU Technology over Treachery? Or Not Really… But Just Kind of a Cool Story with a Helicopter Chase?

Wed, 24 May 2023 16:05:10 +0000

Today’s Washington Post article, ‘A boat went dark. Finding it could help save the world’s fish’, follows a structure and narrative that illustrates a global Illegal, Unregulated and Unreported (IUU) fishing problem and then offers a technological solution involving data mining, in this case, vessel monitoring data from Global Fishing Watch. Ironically, the article’s only … Continue reading IUU Technology over Treachery? Or Not Really… But Just Kind of a Cool Story with a Helicopter Chase? →

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Chef Gruel Discusses Whether Seafood Restaurants are Thriving or Surviving

Mon, 08 May 2023 18:46:58 +0000

Chef Andrew Gruel returns to SoFISHticated to explain whether seafood restaurants are surviving or thriving. He provides a primer on how to navigate barriers in full-service seafood and ways to plan for long-term success.   Key takeaways:

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