seafood

Frozen fish imported from Japan are seen at a storage facility at Ladkrabang customs in Bangkok, Thailand.

Why the West should care about Thailand’s new fight against fishing slavery

It’s been very difficult to determine whether the fish on your plate, or in your pet’s dish, was caught by an enslaved person. Thailand is tightening up its monitoring system.

Why the West should care about Thailand’s new fight against fishing slavery
Eating a mussel

To understand climate change, look at it from a mussel's perspective

To understand climate change, look at it from a mussel's perspective
The "Octopus Church" is an octagonal church on the island of Moorea in French Polynesia. It's built over a ceremonial site for an octopus deity.

The octopus church of French Polynesia may have you rethink your next seafood dinner

The octopus church of French Polynesia may have you rethink your next seafood dinner
Blue Marlin

Saving our fisheries and feeding a growing population are both possible

Saving our fisheries and feeding a growing population are both possible
A freshly caught lobster sits in a holding tank before being delivered to a wholesaler in Portland, Maine.

Here's how the low-rent lobster became an expensive global star

Here's how the low-rent lobster became an expensive global star

A New York restaurateur learned his trade by buying and selling sea urchin

Running a food shop in New York City isn't easy. Ratha Chaupoly, who came to the US from Cambodia when he was seven, learned to pay attention to details the hard way — as a sea urchin trader in Maine.

A New York restaurateur learned his trade by buying and selling sea urchin