Sustainable seafood – be healthy, save our oceans
UPDATED 1st February, 2012
Choosing and consuming sustainable seafood is very important to ensure the health and welfare of the oceans. Overfishing, harmful fishing practices and some forms of aquaculture all contribute to the decline of the oceans. The good news for those who like to consume seafood is that there are many things you can do to ensure you are not contributing to the decline of marine life and of the oceans. Read the rest of this entry »
Say NO to shark fin soup this Chinese New Year – and forever
Chinese New Year is coming this week and many will be celebrating in Asia and elsewhere. And tragically, a great deal of shark fin will be eaten during this time.
You may be thinking it’s futile to fight such a powerful industry, a widespread and entrenched cultural practice. But think of the terrible consequences on sharks and to the the entire ocean ecosystem. Read the rest of this entry »
Shark Fin Soup? No Bloody Way!
Updated 16th November, 2010
Those who love sharks and respect the health of the oceans find the mere idea of shark finning revolting. Not only is it cruel and wasteful, the practice of finning could have a devastating effect on shark numbers and on marine ecosystems. Unfortunately, shark finning continues because of one thing: DEMAND. Read the rest of this entry »
Eating sustainable seafood is easy – there’s no excuse
UPDATED 11th November, 2010
There is a great price to seafood. Overfishing, bycatch and harmful fishing methods are all evils done to provide seafood for consumers. Imagine a magnificent marine species – like sharks or whales - being eaten to extinction or birds being caught in fishing line to die a slow death. These thoughts don’t make a fish supper too appetising AND there are no excuses. Read the rest of this entry »
Sushi confusion: Just what are we eating?
Updated October 21st, 2010
We have at our disposal valuable information – like guidebooks, websites and seafood sustainability guides – to let us know which fish we should eat and avoid. Have we become conscientious and discerning consumers making good choices? Maybe we have. But is that enough and are the retailers and producers doing their part? Read the rest of this entry »
We’re doing our part for sustainable seafood but what about the big fish eating nations?
We may be eco-aware, know our sustainable seafood and make good responsible choices for the oceans. But we get frustrated everytime we hear about the demand coming from big consumer nations like Japan and China. It’s not just the quantity of seafood but what the people are eating (the most vulnerable species and products of cruel and inhumane practice such as whaling). Read the rest of this entry »
Shark fin just tastes bad – if anyone needs another reason to avoid it
If you are reading this, chances are, you love sharks and have great concerns for the ocean environment. You probably despise the mere thought of shark finning. But sadly, sharks continue to be killed in huge numbers to meet the demand for shark fin. So for all the neutrals who are either a.) Not aware of the issues involved in shark finning b.) Indifferent on ocean conservation/sustainability, here is another reason to not eat shark fin – it tastes like crap. Read the rest of this entry »
What’s wrong with farmed salmon?
UPDATED August 16, 2010
Farmed salmon has been under the spotlight for health and environmental reasons. Disease, destruction of wild salmon stocks and degradation of the marine environment are some of the reasons we should avoid purchasing and consuming farmed salmon. Read the rest of this entry »
