Israeli Navy Kills Gaza Fisherman

Staff / Truthdig Sep 24, 2010 Just days after an Israeli private security guard killed a Palestinian man and wounded four others, the Israeli navy fired upon a Palestinian fishing boat near Gaza and killed one fisherman. --JCL Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Fishermen Test Troubled Gulf Waters

Staff / Truthdig Aug 17, 2010 Americans get half of their shrimp from the Gulf of Mexico, but that was before it was contaminated by 190 million gallons of oil and 2 million gallons of chemical dispersant. Shrimp season officially started Monday, but it will be some time before we know whether the ravaged Gulf waters -- and American appetites -- are up to it. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Oil Spill Has a Price Tag and It’s High

Staff / Truthdig Jul 23, 2010 The cost to the Gulf states' tourism industry alone could be $22.7 billion, according to a study commissioned by the U.S. Travel Association. The outlook for the region's fishing and drilling industries is also pretty bleak. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

A World Without Tuna

Staff / Truthdig Mar 18, 2010 They served whale at a Santa Monica sushi restaurant. But where are the shock, horror and hidden cameras when the sashimi comes out? Tuna are rapidly vanishing from the Earth's oceans. An effort to ban the export of Atlantic bluefin tuna just failed at a U.N. meeting, because the countries that sell the animals as food are worried about their fishermen. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

‘Rescuing’ Iceland

Rainer Hachfeld, Neues Deutschland, Germany Feb 26, 2010 Dig deeper

Goofy Stimulus Projects Have Real Value

Staff / Truthdig Nov 6, 2009 Don't be fooled by stimulus critics who cite expenditures such as the "electric fish orchestra" (actually an educational demonstration of a larger project related to robotics and prosthetics) or trips to resorts (to train special-ed teachers). "Waste," as ProPublica reports, "is in the eye of the beholder." (continued) Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Kitten of the Sea

Staff / Truthdig Feb 2, 2009 The People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) recently announced that they've gone insane. Of course, that isn't exactly how they worded it. What they say on their Web site, www.peta.org, is that from now on we should all refer to fish as "sea kittens." Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Richard Ellis on ‘Diagnosis: Mercury’

BLANK Nov 28, 2008 Thinking of whipping up another tuna casserole? You may change your mind after reading this convincing expose by Jane M. Hightower, a San Francisco doctor. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

Israel Puts Its Foot Down

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Questioning Sushi Safety

Staff / Truthdig Jan 24, 2008 The FDA and EPA already warn against pregnant women and children eating canned tuna because of high mercury levels, but The New York Times has discovered even more mercury in a random selection of fresh sushi tuna. And it's not just those swanky city folk who are at risk. According to one marine scientist: "Mercury levels in bluefin [tuna] are likely to be very high regardless of location [of purchase]." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Japan Hunts Humpbacks

Staff / Truthdig Nov 18, 2007 Under the pretense of scientific research, a fleet of Japanese whaling ships is hunting the humpback whale for the first time in decades. The whaling mission plans on killing roughly 1,000 animals in all, including 50 or so humpbacks. While Japanese officials claim the purpose of the mission is to study whale organs, the meat from the animals will be sold commercially. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Gone Fishin’: Bush and Putin Try to Patch Things Up

Staff / Truthdig Jul 2, 2007 President Bush and Russian President Vladimir Putin once gazed into each other's eyes and each found a friend, but developments with a proposed missile defense shield, Iran and Kosovo have strained the relationship. So the two have scheduled some male-bonding time at the Bush family resort in Kennebunkport, Maine, where they'll try to relieve some of their tension by fishing. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )