Category Archives: Gulf of Maine Research Institute (GMRI)

Why Giving away Dogfish at the Food Pantry May be a Bad Idea

Posted on 8 December 2014 by Ret Talbot

If you visited the Falmouth Service Center’s food pantry last week, you may have been offered a fillet of spiny dogfish (Squalus acanthias). Brenda Swain, the service center’s director, says they have “been working really hard on nutrition,” and she’s thrilled … Continue reading →

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2015 Commercial Northern Shrimp Fishery Moratorium Announced

Posted on 6 November 2014 by Ret Talbot

The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) has for the second year in a row issued a moratorium on the commercial northern shrimp (Pandalus borealis) fishery. The decision was made Wednesday in Portland, and it’s one that will no doubt hurt … Continue reading →

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Adventures in Dogfish – Chefs Who Love the Dog Part I

Posted on 31 July 2014 by Ret Talbot

At the beginning of this month, I asked the question “Can Dogfish Actually Be Considered a Good Choice?” in a blog entry about some of the follow-up to my recent dogfish story in Discover Magazine. A few days ago, I … Continue reading →

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The Trouble with Trash Fish – Building Markets

Posted on 19 July 2014 by Ret Talbot

“We have an idea what we might get, but we won’t know for sure until the day of the event,” said chef Stephen Phelps in an article published Wednesday in the Herald-Tribune. He was talking about the fish that will be … Continue reading →

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Michelle Obama is NOT Feeding Mercury-Laden Fish to Maine Students

Posted on 1 July 2014 by Ret Talbot

While I almost always appreciate media outlets and individuals sharing my work, it is sometimes frustrating when a data-driven piece of mine is co-opted to serve someone else’s agenda–especially when the data does not support said agenda. This Really Isn’t about Michelle … Continue reading →

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The Mercury-Laden Fish Floated for School Lunches

Posted on 24 June 2014 by Ret Talbot

For quite some time, I’ve been working on a story regarding a small species of shark called dogfish. What started as a piece profiling some fish species the Gulf of Maine Research Institute (GMRI) was featuring as abundant, underutilized and under-appreciated … Continue reading →

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Redfish – Underutilized and Under-Appreciated

Posted on 11 May 2013 by Ret Talbot

Yesterday I visited the Gulf of Maine Research Institute (GMRI) in Portland, Maine to learn more about their sustainable seafood program and specifically the GMRI seafood branding program. Stay tuned for more on that program in the coming weeks, but … Continue reading →

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