Sustainable Fishing News

Sustainable Fishing NewsPioneer Seafoods provides Sustainable Fishing News about our Light Touch Trawl Gear and zero bycatch nets. Information on Sustainable Fishing in California waters, current regulations and other information you care about. See how Pioneer Seafoods has been featured in news publications with most recent articles appearing first.

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News publications are a great source of information on the ongoing challenge of bringing truly sustainable fishing to California. Changes to fishing regulations come slowly and only with much effort from industry experts, authorities on fishing and environmental issues, and the public. The best ways to help are by educating yourself, and buying truly sustainable seafood.


etc Magazine Article: Pioneering the Waters

The last remaining trawler pioneers new eco friendly fishing methods.

Gear Workshop Highlights Innovators in West Coast Fishery.

By Shems Jud. EDFish Blog. August 5, 2016.

The West Coast Groundfish Recovery: The Best Fish News You Haven’t Heard Yet.

By Maria Finn. Civil Eats. December 16, 2015.

Monterey Bay Fisherman Experiments with Nets.

By Erin E. Ross. The Californian. October 31, 2015.

Big Blue Live, Episode 2.

Aired on PBS, September 1, 2015. (Fast forward to 45:54 for the segment on Monterey’s commercial fisheries and Giuseppe’s innovative trawl gear).

GoPro Captures Sustainable Fishing 600 Feet Under the Sea.

By Sasha Khokha. KQED Science. August 28, 2015.

Locals Embrace Big Blue Live Opportunities.

By Dennis Taylor. Monterey Herald. August 25, 2015.

Chefs: Please Stop Calling it “Trash Fish”.

By Maria Fin, Guest Blogger in Ocean Views. National Geographic. June 9, 2015

CSUMB study backs targeted bottom trawling.

By Chris Cesare. Monterey Herald. February 16, 2015.

A Fishery on the Rebound: On the West Coast, fishermen show they can be good stewards of the sea.

EDF Solutions, Vo.45, No.4 / Fall 2014

Monterey fisherman develops new eco-friendly trawl gear.

By Diana LaScala-Gruenewald. Monterey County Now. August 22, 2013.