Aaron Orlowski

Aaron Orlowski

Contributing Editor

Aaron Orlowski is a West Coast-based freelance journalist who writes about fisheries, food, science, and the environment. Before settling in Portland, Oregon, he worked for newspapers in California, North Dakota, and South Dakota. In his spare time, he attempts to salvage untested recipes in the kitchen.


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August 8, 2017

Trawling accounts for 20 percent of global fish landings, provides food for millions of people and

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August 3, 2017

The United Nations has advanced a step closer to an international treaty to protect marine life on

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July 27, 2017

Industrial fishing fleets dump nearly 10 million metric tons of fish back into the ocean every

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July 10, 2017

In the tropical waters of Indonesia and the Philippines, fishermen strike out in small, un-decked

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June 26, 2017

U.S. dietary guidelines call for Americans to eat more fish. But fishery managers don’t

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June 22, 2017

Nearly half of California’s salmon species will be extinct in 50 years if current trends

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June 21, 2017

By analyzing the elemental makeup of shrimp flesh, a group of researchers has been able to identify

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May 19, 2017

Diesel and other fossil fuels make modern commercial fishing possible, and have since the late

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May 16, 2017

Farming salmon is more sustainable than growing land animals in several key ways, according to the

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May 12, 2017

Plastic pollution of all sizes poses a grave threat to seafood producers around the world.

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