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Politics of the Plate: Greenmail

Last week, the USDA ended the public comment period on a national set of handling standards for greens.
12.11.07
food politics

Closed Doors, Closed Minds

Chile dealt with its raging epidemic of infectious salmon anemia, a highly contagious disease often called aquaculture's answer to foot-and-mouth.
11.27.07
food politics

Loud and Clear

There is worry that the National Organic Standards Board won't hear this message: No farmed salmon should be allowed to carry the USDA organic label.
11.05.07
food politics

Hot Water

If there's one thing the state of Maine has in abundance, it's water.
07.02.07
food + cooking

The Gourmet Q + A: Jon Rowley

Seafood expert and Gourmet contributing editor Jon Rowley on what to look for when buying fish, the differences between wild and farmed varieties, and more.
June 2007
magazine

Do I Dare to Eat a Shrimp?

Sure, they’re cheap, but what about the taste? And what do shrimp farms do to the environment? Here’s the lowdown on America’s favorite seafood.
March 2007
food politics

The World is Your Oysters

This year, the oyster crop underwent a miraculous change. The shells were larger than before. The meat was plump and rested undisturbed in its brine.
11.28.06
food politics

Crossing the Border—Into Thailand

What’s in that bowl of Thai shrimp curry? The sweat and sorrow of migrants.
11.21.06
magazine

A Fish Story

Captains of industry, technological innovation, and politics all had a hand, Anne Mendelson reveals, in making sushi as American as cornflakes.
October 2002
magazine

The Wild and the Farmed

On a coast-to-coast quest, Barry Estabrook discovers—in addition to amazing wild sockeye gravlaks—that all is not well below the surface of the aquaculture industry.
September 2002
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