I f you're one of the many people who associate summer barbecues and outdoor parties with paper plates and plastic cups, you ...

But even in a sea of trendy snack boards, one iteration stands out: the tinned fish plate. Often containing kettle chips, pickles, crème fraiche and, of course, canned seafood, these boards are ...

For coral-reef ecosystems, this fish is also in hot demand. The wrasse is invaluable not when it's on people's dinner plates — but when it's simply left alone in the clear ocean waters it inhabits.

Salmon, tuna, and other types of fish made frequent appearances at Friday dinners when Rasmussen was growing up. Today, he still avoids fish of any kind on Good Friday.