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Chinese Immigrants Revolutionized Seafood in California

They founded California's first commercial abalone fisheries, but after a few short decades, they were forced out by institutional racism. Let's not repeat the same mistakes with current and future immigrants.

Todd Braje

Environment

Should People Stop Eating Seafood?

Due to increasing threats faced by seafood stocks, a few prominent scientists are advocating for the end of seafood consumption.

Erica Cirino

Seafood and fish for sale at the Pike Place Fish market in Seattle, Washington.

Environment

Fish 2.0 Wants to Revolutionize the Seafood Industry

Founder Monica Jain sees an unsustainable industry that's ripe for technological disruption.

Ian Evans

Environment

On Snake Smuggling, Lion Killing, and Fish Crimes

The Lacey Act, a 115-year-old law that seeks to protect threatened species, is still going strong.

Lauren Kirchner

Environment

Fighting to Keep an Oyster Ghost Town Alive

Chris Quartuccio and his team must deal with ocean acidification—and plenty of naysayers—to try to ensure that Long Island remains an important point for oyster harvesting.

Summer Brennan