Comments on: Seafood Watch (video)

By: Sardines: Sustainable Food to Feed the World

Sardines: Sustainable Food to Feed the World — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 09:38:40 +0000

[...] related videos: Seafood Watch A program of the Monterey Bay Aquarium began about 10 years ago to help raise consumer awareness [...]

By: Rebecca

Rebecca — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 00:02:55 +0000

Keli, and the same questions might be applied to farmed fish -> where and how is it farmed? I’m beginning to ask for different types of fish at my grocery store. Unfortunately the one I frequent, the fellow there has no knowledge about the whereabouts nor its background. I need to diversify my source!

By: State of the Oceans Health: In Crisis

State of the Oceans Health: In Crisis — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 23:07:59 +0000

[...] As of 2001, the government could only assure that 22% of fish stocks under federal management (211 of 959 stocks) were being fished sustainably. [...]

By: Keli Whidden

Keli Whidden — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 22:19:16 +0000

Interesting point that we cannot *not* have an effect through our consumption habits, but that we need to be mindful of not having a larger impact than warranted. I often get stuck on whether it is better to eat farmed or wild caught – though I tend to go for wild when available. I don’t know why it had not dawned on me to question the location and fishing practices of that wild catch.