About Seafood

Yesterday and today I've been back in Washington for a staff retreat, and I'm staying through the weekend to work on last-minute wedding to-dos. My mom flew up from Texas to join me, beca...

The last two days I've been up in Boston for the 15th Anniversary Mediterranean Diet Conference. A variety of presenters mentioned that people have heard of the Mediterranean style of eating, and can ...

The Bluefin tuna stock in the Mediterranean is not in good shape and those responsible for managing it have done a poor job. The Bluefin is a majestic fish that is the gold standard for sushi in Japan...

The environmental lobbying group Oceana has unfortunately turned to misinformation in an attempt to distract from the fact that responsible food communicators and registered dietitians have produced a...

Regular seafood consumption is linked with optimal health from birth to old age, head to toe. Fetal brain development, heart health, and brain health as we age are all home runs. But one area the jury...

Just when I thought I'd survived Restaurant Week in Washington, DC without totally gorging myself, we move to Newport, RI a few days before the start of their local Restaurant Week. And, of course...

Lloyd and I got back late last night from what we called our "Betrothal Bash" - a joint bachelor/bachelorette party at his parents' ranch in Texas. It was a melting pot of friends and family old and n...

According to the Today Show and Health Magazine Publix grocery stores are among the top ten healthiest in the country. The magazine lauded Publix for "making healthy eating a family affair." And sing...

Last week Carrie Taylor, a registered dietitian, wrote a column in The Republican where she set out to help parents who are completely confused when it comes to feeding their kids seafood. Her stated...

A quick review of the Safe Harbor Certified Seafood Web site reveals an attack on canned tuna that employs overt exaggeration and misinformation. It begs the question-how low is Safe Harbor willing t...

Yesterday they were defacing Canadian grocery stores and today they're bragging about it on the internet. Well, someone from Greenpeace is bragging about it-- the poor misguided foot soldiers who were...

Thursdays at the Naval Base end more pleasantly than they begin, with lobster night at the Officers' Club. Eating a whole lobster is a rarity for me, so I needed a little refresher on where to sta...

Here's one you may have missed from the Earth Times. It would appear that The Environmental Defense Fund isn't just in the business of offering consumers wallet-sized seafood sustainability guides but...

Surprising, no... unfortunate, yes. We've been warning for months that Greenpeace was prepared to move from activism to vandalism in an effort to gain media attention for its failed retailer rankings ...

This morning I went to "Pain before Breakfast" - a 5-mile run that the JAGs, and any ambitious significant others, embark on every Thursday at 5:30am. Not particularly pleasurable, but now that I'm wo...