Stories

Top 10: Indonesian Yellowfin Tuna Fishery

Jul 13, 2015
"Don't you dare fall off this boat." That was the constant thought that Future of Fish team members had in the darkness. They were in the middle of the Flores Sea at 11 pm with fishers from Labuhan Lombok, Indonesia, in a tiny wooden fishing vessel. The team was getting to know the yellowfin tuna…

Future of Fish Leads NYC Industry Lab

Jul 01, 2015
Starting off Sustainable Seafood Week NYC in energetic style, Industry Lab convened leading seafood scientists, advocates, food service professionals, distributors and chefs to explore hot topics. Future of Fish led the invitation-only gathering hosted by Riverpark on June 23. The day featured expert panels and enaging activities. Future of Fish and Flip Labs pod manager Keith Flett…

Sustainable Seafood Week Goes National

May 21, 2015
We are excited to announce that Future of Fish, our affiliate Flip Labs, and Village Fishmonger are producing a culinary-fueled celebration of responsibly sourced seafood! Sustainable Seafood Week National will bring chefs, fishermen, industry professionals, and fish fans together in cities across America. In 2013, Village Fishmonger co-founders Samantha Lee, Dennis O’Connor and Sean Dixon noticed a…

Seafood Fraud: The Impact

Apr 02, 2015
Oceana recently hosted an engaging Twitter chat that focused on seafood fraud. Attendees included Steve Vilnit, Chef Bun Lai, iPura, ThisFish, SeafoodSource's Sean Murphy, National Aquarium director of conservation Laura Bankey, and Oceana's Kimberly Warner. The chat coincided with a new report from Oceana that takes a closer look at mislabeling of iconic Chesapeake blue crab (PDF). Our…

Future of Fish Affiliate Receives B Corporation Certification

Mar 24, 2015
We're like proud parents on the day our kid made honor roll. Flip Labs, the company spun out of Future of Fish in September to bring our style of systems thinking to the non-fish world, has been named a B Corporation. Flip Labs was founded by CEO Cheryl Dahle explicitly to take the approach pioneered in…