University of Washington Sustainable fisheries X Valentine Thomas
Humans have been fishing for over 40,000 years. To this day, seafood is crucial to good nutrition and a healthy eating pattern (source) and an estimated 3 billion people on earth depend on it to survive (source). Are there problems within the seafood industry? Oh yes. Plenty of them. Just as there are plenty of […]
Let’s Talk Fishing Methods
If you’re new to my blog, please take a look at a previous article that you can find HERE. This describes the generally agreed upon framework for “sustainable seafood” and whether such a concept can exist at a commercial scale. You probably also know that I believe “sustainability” is also subjective – informed by personal experiences, […]
Introduction to Sustainability: Misinformation and Virtue Signalling Are The Two Worse Ways You Can Use To Help a Situation You Care About
I love the ocean. When I started spearfishing, I started caring about what I was eating beyond what I caught, planted, or foraged (proximity generates care!). In researching, I realized that there was not a lot of information available to consumers when it comes to seafood. A lot of what is out there is simply […]
“SEASPIRACY” & ANTI-INTELLECTUALISM IN THE MODERN AGE
From the film director of Vegan and the creators of Cowspiracy: The Sustainability Secret, on Wednesday March 24th Netflix released the highly controversial fiIm Seaspiracy which is now ranked #6 in the U.S. today. In its own words the film is intended to start a “movement to save our seas and uncover the leading cause of marine destruction” – commercial fisheries. […]
FEEDING THE FUTURE – ATLANTIC SAPPHIRE’S LAND BASED BLUEHOUSES
As I see the bullet enter the deer’s heart, a lot of emotions are running through my mind. My heart is racing and I can feel my pulse in my temples. It’s the first land animal I have ever killed. Q&A conducted by Ambassador Valentine Thomas & Atlantic Sapphire Human societies face the enormous challenge of having to provide […]