In the ice-cold cargo hold of a pirate tuna vessel in the Pacific, I have somehow lost my shoe. Frozen tuna fins slice my unshod foot as I fumble around on all fours, reaching into the gigantic, frigid pile. I had boarded the pirate ship Heng Xing 1 with the crew of a Greenpeace vessel, theEsperanza, which [...]
About Shannon Service
Shannon Service has reported from Iraq, Palestine, and Israel; hosted multiple national television programs; and launched a mobile-based reporting project for YouTube. She has written articles and produced video for the Bay Citizen, New York Times, Utne Reader, PBS's Need To Know, and NPR's Morning Edition. In 2011, Shannon won the Knight Award for Best Environmental and Science Reporting.
The Saudi Arabia of Sashimi
Eight tiny Pacific island nations banded together to fight pirates and change the rules of the sea.
Read full story • Comments are closed
Tuna’s Last Stand
In early January, scientists released jaw-dropping data showing that bluefin tuna in the North Pacific will soon be “functionally extinct.” A favorite of Japanese sushi lovers, Pacific bluefin is now so overfished, they said, that only 4 percent of its population remains. Earlier this month, a single bluefin sold for $1.7 million at Tokyo’s Tsukiji [...]
Read full story • Comments are closed