Aaron Orlowski is a West Coast-based freelance journalist who writes about fisheries, food, science, and the environment. Before settling in Portland, Oregon, he worked for newspapers in California, North Dakota, and South Dakota. In his spare time, he attempts to salvage untested recipes in the kitchen.
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The COVID-19 pandemic has shaken the entire seafood industry. Demand for fresh seafood has
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Despite legal and corporate barriers, trade unions are starting to give migrant seafood workers a
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Climate change is warping the West Coast marine ecosystem. Warm waters are driving species north.
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Traditional investors have long overlooked coastal fisheries in emerging markets, deterred by poor
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Tensions flared fast as the proposed expansions of national marine monuments near Hawaii in
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Seafood companies looking to demonstrate their commitment to environmentally sustainable fishing
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The death of Kiribati fishery observer Eritara Aati Kaierua is prompting calls for reforms to
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Baseline international standards for human rights, labor conditions, and social responsibility in
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Tens of thousands – hundreds of thousands, even – of rockfish, boccaccio, and lingcod
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The monkeyface prickleback hides under tidal boulders on the California coast and feasts only on
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