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A Note from the Publisher

Thank you for your interest in The Seafood Monitor. I started this online newsletter in 2004 to provide food professionals with an independent source of analysis and commentary on seafood, with emphasis on issues of supply, sustainability, and safety. The content of the publication, and the inquiries behind that content, have always been driven by the following core beliefs:

that we are all in this business because we get a deep personal satisfaction from the pleasure inherent in the daily act of feeding ourselves and one another;
that we want to serve the best possible meals we can, featuring the best ingredients we can obtain;
that we share an obligation to the future, not to consume more of the Earth's resources than it can regenerate;
that there are rarely perfect choices, but there are almost always better choices to be made.

While it has been a pleasure researching these topics and reporting my findings to you, my career has recently taken another path which leaves no time for continued publication of TSM. However, I am leaving the content up on the site for now. Whether you are a past subscriber or a new visitor, I invite you to browse past issues using the Archive link above. (Current subscribers, you can use your existing user name and password; new visitors can use "TSMguest" for both.) I hope you find the information useful in helping you make better decisions about seafood.

Best regards,
Jay Harlow
Publisher