Grist

JANUARY 28, 2020

Dean Blanchard Seafood, headquartered on the barrier island of Grand Isle in the Mississippi River Delta, is one of the largest shrimp suppliers in the United States. Dean Blanchard Seafood took a hit, and Blanchard later told a reporter that he estimated his business was worth 15 percent of what it was before the spill.

Seafood 141

Seafood Agriculture Pollution Soil 141

Grist

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

In 2014, the Environmental Protection Agency, or EPA, released a comprehensive cleanup plan for the waterway. But environmental health experts have specifically called into question the EPA’s proposal to raise acceptable levels of benzo(a)pyrene, or BaP, and similar compounds in the Superfund’s sediment. AP Photo / Elaine Thompson.

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Health Pollution Seafood Demand 137

DeSmogBlog

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Another key factor is how seafood is fished from the sea. Limits of Labelling In late 2014 , the EU introduced labelling for fish that shows catch-methods used, meaning that consumers can theoretically avoid products caught using bottom trawls. But a 2021 study found the accuracy of such declarations was patchy.

Carbon 140

Carbon Government Seafood Health 140

Business Green

JANUARY 8, 2023

Plant-based pork and seafood from the maker of PETA UK’s 'best vegan fish dish' will be available in more than 500 outlets throughout Veganuary. The annual Veganuary campaign - which encourages people to avoid meat throughout January - has grown exponentially since its 2014 launch.

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Seafood Health 45

DeSmogBlog

JUNE 8, 2023

We must put a stop to fishmeal and fish oil factories and ensure transparency in this industry if we want to see the health of the oceans and the people who depend on it secured for this – and coming – generations.” Another fish smoker complained that he might spend a month without work because of the lack of fish.

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Africa Demand Seafood Agriculture 93

Business Green

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Whether driven by animal welfare, health, or environmental concerns - or a combination of all three - more and more people are either becoming vegan and vegetarian or reducing their meat consumption and eating greater proportions of plant-based food. There can be little doubt diets are steadily changing in the UK.

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Business Energy Monitoring Sustainability Government Health 41

Green Business Bureau

OCTOBER 26, 2022

Showcasing the extent of this pollution, the first oceanographic study conducted in 2014 examined the amount of near-surface plastic debris. Today, studies have found microplastics in food items such as tea, salt, milk, seafood, sugar, beer, vegetables, and soft drinks. This study discovered that there were at least 5.25

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Retail Plastics Sustainability Biodegradable 78