Selected Articles by Barry Estabrook

Marine Stewardship Council Loses Its Luster

Posted by Barry on February 3, 2010

Long regarded as the gold-standard for eco-certification of sustainable fisheries around the world, the London-based Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) has begun to lose some of its glitter, in the eyes of many of the scientists and environmentalists meeting in Paris this week at the Seafood Choice’s Alliance’s annual Seafood Summit.
The flashpoint is the council’s plans [...]

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Is Seafood Watch Going to Give its Blessing to Farmed Shrimp?

Posted by Barry on December 23, 2009

I stopped eating farmed shrimp (which is to say nearly 90 percent of the shrimp sold in this country) several years ago for three reasons. 1) They taste like ammonia or mud. 2) Too often, they are contaminated with drugs and chemicals banned by the United States government. And (3) Shrimp aquaculture is one of [...]

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Marine Stewardship Council Loses Its Luster

Is Seafood Watch Going to Give its Blessing to Farmed Shrimp?

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