Some seafood species (in both international waters and also Australian oceans) are in serious danger of being devastatingly over-fished.
By making a commitment to buying sustainable seafood, you will be helping to protect over-fished stocks.
Talk to local conservations groups or your local fishmonger for more details on how to choose seafood wisely. You could also download the Australian Marine Conservation Society’s Sustainable Seafood iPhone app. You can use this app when you’re shopping for fish at the supermarket, deli or local seafood supplier to look up the seafood in-store to check that it is a sustainably sourced product.
The Australian Marine Conservation Society’s Sustainable Seafood Guide divides seafood types into ‘yes’, ‘think twice’ and ‘say no’ categories. For example, wild bream is considered to be sustainably fished in Queensland, alongside wild Spanish mackerel.
For those seafood lovers interested in finding more about the sustainable seafood situation from a global perspective, you might find this link to the David Suzuki Foundation’s website interesting. David Suzuki is a world leader in sustainable ecology research and has written extensively on ocean health.
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