Image from School of Fish Foundation

If you are anywhere near Vancouver, B.C. and you have a strong stomach, come on down to the Plastic Dining Room. You will need good sea legs because the "restaurant" is a raft made out of 1,700 plastic bottles.

Image Credit: Greenpeace France

A Greenpeace protest against tuna fishing in the Mediterranean turned violent yesterday when an activist was harpooned in the leg by a French fisherman. Armed with sandbags, Greenpeace members planned to weigh down fishing nets attached to the boat to the point where the trapped tuna could escape.

photo: J. Novak

Fish farming has become a reality within an industry that over fished its way through global fish stocks at a remarkable rate. According to the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization, 75 percent of the world's fisheries are now either overexploited, fully exploited, significantly depleted, or recovering from overexploitation.

Image from momondo

It's not quite a Michelin Star, but it could be soon. The newly formed Sustainable Restaurant Association will rate restaurants according to how green and sustainable they are.

Grilled Oysters with Wasabi and Miso
David Anderson, Executive chef of the Monterey Bay Aquarium's Portola Restaurant
photo: Monterey Bay Aquarium

Many of you are probably aware of the Monterey Bay Aquarium's Seafood Watch Program.