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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Vessel location data suggests that more than 1,500 transfers of fish catch may have occurred on the
… Read MoreScientists are tracking a marine heat wave reminiscent of the one that formed in the northeast
… Read MoreA new report commissioned by the advocacy group Our Fish suggests that ending overfishing will help
… Read MoreCheap cameras, low-cost sensors, further-reaching data transmission networks and rapidly improving
… Read MoreIn 2009, excessive bycatch of endangered sea turtles in the Gulf of Mexico prompted a five-month
… Read MoreMercury levels in seafood can shift as fish seek new sources of prey and as water temperatures warm
… Read MoreClimate change will cause fish biomass to decline 5 percent for every one degree Celsius of
… Read MoreNegotiations halfway complete on UN high seas treaty, with far-reaching impacts for seafood industry
Time is running out for the fishing and seafood industries to weigh in on a United Nations treaty
… Read MoreGlobal fishing fleets have exploded in size and power since the 1950s, even as it takes more and
… Read MoreThree years after allegations of labor abuses in the Hawaii longline fishing fleet came to light,
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