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Tag Archives: mercury
Test Results Refute Mercury Scare In Frozen Fish Food
Two weeks ago, Thomas Brown of Thomas Vision Reef reported unconfirmed test resultsshowing that “one of the top three frozen fish foods” had dangerously high concentrations of mercury in it. According to Brown, “estimated mercury levels exceeded 20 mg per … Continue reading
Why Giving away Dogfish at the Food Pantry May be a Bad Idea
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
Posted in Ecolabels, Global Climate Change, Groundfishing, Gulf of Maine Research Institute (GMRI), Human Health, Maine Fisheries, Massachusetts, Mercury, Northeast Fisheries, Overfishing
Tagged dogfish, EPA action level for mercury in seafood, Falmouth Service Center’s food pantry, Gulf of Maine Research Institute, health and sustainability, Marine Environmental Research, mercury, Seafood, trash fish, U.S. Rep. William Keating
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Michelle Obama is NOT Feeding Mercury-Laden Fish to Maine Students
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
Posted in Chef's Collaborative, Groundfishing, Gulf of Maine Research Institute (GMRI), Human Health, Maine Fisheries, Mercury, Northeast Fisheries
Tagged acadian redfish, Chef's Collaborative, Dave Jolly, dogfish, Gulf of Maine Research Institute, Health, Last Resistance, Let's Move, mercury, Michelle Obama, national school lunch program, Portland Public Schools, seafood watch, Super Green List, trash fish
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The Mercury-Laden Fish Floated for School Lunches
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
Posted in Groundfishing, Gulf of Maine Research Institute (GMRI), Human Health, Legislation, Maine Fisheries, Marine Stewardship Council, Mercury, Northeast Fisheries
Tagged dave taylor, discover magazine, environmental policy, EPA, fda, mercury, national school lunch program, Northeast groundfish fishery, nutrition, seafood labeling, section 32 commodity purchase, spiny dogfish, trash fish, usda
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FDA to Adjust Seafood Consumption Advisory
It’s one of those things that happens to writers like me who more often work on a magazine news cycle as opposed to a newspaper’s or online news outlet’s–you write something in an article about a big thing you know is … Continue reading
They Want Us – Canned Tuna Giants Lobby to be American Enough
The Wall Street Journal today reported on efforts of the three most popular U.S. canned tuna brands to make their products eligible for United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) commodity purchases. Currently the USDA does not buy canned tuna from … Continue reading
