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Tag: seafood

Threatening threads
Human Health Plastic

Threatening threads

We eat microfibers with our sea food. This can’t be good.
September 20, 2023September 19, 2023 Valeria Contreras
Warming ocean temperatures may cause prawns to lose their nutritional values
Climate Change

Warming ocean temperatures may cause prawns to lose their nutritional values

Prawns are full of nutrients, but they may become less nutritious as the water they grow in continues to warm...
June 2, 2023May 25, 2023 Jiwoon Park
How to kill lobsters with kindness
Seafood

How to kill lobsters with kindness

Countries are banning boiling lobsters alive. Scientists suggest these alternative and more humane ways to slaughter seafood.
July 27, 2021July 26, 2021 Anastasia Yandulskaya
Seafood Fraud: Is that Fish Really a Fish?
Fisheries

Seafood Fraud: Is that Fish Really a Fish?

That fish you’re grabbing for dinner may actually be mislabelled. Seafood fraud is more common than you think. In a…
January 21, 2021January 20, 2021 Elena Gadoutsis
A Case of Mistaken Identity: Seafood Fraud
Fisheries

A Case of Mistaken Identity: Seafood Fraud

Sustainable seafood has recently become a hot topic in marine conservation, and scientists and conservationists advise transparency in the seafood…
November 21, 2018December 17, 2018 Rishya Narayanan
Appreciate seafood? Climate change isn’t your friend.
Climate Change

Appreciate seafood? Climate change isn’t your friend.

Seafood depends on healthy food webs that support fish populations...but food webs depend on environmental conditions! Read on to learn…
February 7, 2018February 9, 2018 Anna Robuck
Biology Genetics

A cod by any other name would taste as sweet?

Seafood is a staple of the American diet, particularly on the coasts. Distributors frequently mislabel seafood, accidentally or fraudulently, because…
March 2, 2016July 6, 2022 Dina Navon
Conservation Science Communication

Blue New Year’s Resolutions

New Year’s resolutions are a great way to work towards being the person you want to be. This year, why…
January 1, 2016January 2, 2016 Carrie McDonough
Ecology Fisheries Human impacts Pollution

Cartilaginous Conundrum: Are Sharks and Skates Safe to Eat?

While smooth dogfish may not be on your list of favorite seafood, cartilaginous fish (mainly sharks and skates) may increasingly…
September 3, 2014September 12, 2014 Carrie McDonough
Fisheries

Impostor! How mislabeled seafood affects the amount of mercury you ingest

Seafood mislabeling is a big problem for both consumers and fisheries management. Using genetic data and mercury concentrations, scientists figured…
August 11, 2014August 11, 2014 Lis Henderson

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