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Make Sure You're Seafood's Sustainable
What to do:
Avoid purchasing and consuming seafood if its production harms the environment. Shop wisely: on Seafood WATCH's
Recommendations Page, you can print a pocket guide to sustainable seafood, search for good choices online,
or download a seafood guide for your mobile phone.
Why it Helps the Earth:
The irresponsible farming or catching of seafood poses a variety of threats to the environment. At its worst, wild fishing can lead to habitat loss,
species depletion, and the unintentional destruction of ocean life ("bycatch"). On the other hand, poorly managed farm fishing can lead
to habitat loss and pollution. This complex situation creates a need for informed consumers who choose which seafood to consume on a
species-by-species (or even region-by-region) basis.
What the Research Says:
The recommendations on Seafood WATCH are created by the Monterey Bay Aquarium.
A summary of the research procedures the aquarium uses can be found in its
Developing Sustainable
Seafood Recommendations document.
Further information about the sustainability of commonly consumed fish species is available on the Fish Watch page of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
To find out more about the environmental impact of fishing, try reading The Pew Charitable Trust's Ecological Effects of Fishing in Marine Ecosystems of the United States report or NOAA's Ecological Effects of Fishing.
Why it Helps You:
Protecting the oceans by choosing sustainable and environmentally responsible seafood helps ensure that the food we can enjoy today
will still be available in the future.
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