Archive for the ‘seafood’ Category

Europe Takes Africa’s Fish, and Boatloads of Migrants Follow

Monday, January 14th, 2008

A vast flotilla of industrial trawlers from the European Union, China, Russia and elsewhere, together with an abundance of local boats, have so thoroughly scoured northwest Africa’s ocean floor that major fish populations are collapsing.Read the full story

Catfish With a Side of Scombroid

Monday, July 16th, 2007

This article on seafood inspection is chilling. It's a must read for any fish eater. It struck me as odd that one article in the New York Times Op Ed page seemed to suggest that seafood safety is at risk while another seemed to say it's perfectly safe for pregnant ...