Summary
by Worldwatch Institute on November 7, 2006
At a time when international treaties, restrictive quotas, and
global regulation of fleets have proven ineffective in protecting beleaguered fish populations, a surprising ally is emerging to tackle the growing fisheries crisis. Buyers of
seafood—including individual consumers, school cafeterias,
supermarket chains, and large food processors—are choosing
to avoid threatened or problematic species in favor of fish that
are caught or raised with less impact on the world’s oceans.
While some seafood lovers are concerned about guaranteeing
the future availability of popular fish, others wish to preserve
the quality of today’s seafood by knowing more about how and
where it is caught. As more of our daily food options originate
in factories, fish remains the last wild food we consume in large
quantities and one of our few remaining direct connections to
the natural world...
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