Sustainable fishing

[Louie]

I've had some students ask me about this one and am hoping someone can help. I'm actually curious about the matter myself.

Can you suggest any organisations - either international or smaller in scope - that campaign to inform the public about sustainable/environmentally sound fishing?

What they're interested in most are organisations that aim to inform the consumer (ie. fish eaters) about the practices - good and bad - used in commercial fishing and what can be done by consumers to encourage sustainable fisheries.

Thank you:10:

 

[maractwin]

The Monterey Bay Aquarium publishes a pamphlet called Seafood Watch that lists which seafood is harvested in an environmentally sound manner, and which isn't. See http://www.mbayaq.org/cr/seafoodwatch.asp for more info.

-Mark

 

[flounderer]

http://www.joincca.org/

This might be of help. The CCA is pretty big along the US Atlantic and Gulf coasts.

Pat

 

[Louie]

Useful and interesting sites. They should be handy for students.

But now I know cod is off the menu. There goes my fish and chips.......:sulkoff:

 

[vladimir]

http://www.blueoceaninstitute.org/#
This organization was founded by Carl Safina. He is the author of Song For The Blue Ocean, which everybody should read.

 

[marku]

Hi Louie,
I just noticed that your location is in BC. My previous employer is currently taking up his doctorate in the University of British Columbia (in Vancouver if I'm not mistaken) and from what he showed me, the Fisheries Department of UBC has loads of info about sustainable fisheries and marine conservation in general. Maybe you'll find what you need there.

cheers,
marku

 

[ScubaTwo]

The Monterey Bay Aquarium publishes a pamphlet called Seafood Watch that lists which seafood is harvested in an environmentally sound manner, and which isn't. See http://www.mbayaq.org/cr/seafoodwatch.asp for more info.

-Mark

They are an excellent source of information. My printer went to printer heaven so I havent been able to print the card to carry in my wallet but I refer to their site often.

 

[Louie]

Marku,

Cheers for the reminder. It is so ironic as it was UBC STUDENTS :11: who asked me for the tip as I'm working at UBC (sitting in one of the departments as I type this).

I've done some very interesting reading from the sites people have suggested in this thread and I do wish this issue was publicised more to the general public.

Keep up the good work everyone.

 

[jbilicska]

http://www.blueoceaninstitute.org/#
This organization was founded by Carl Safina. He is the author of Song For The Blue Ocean, which everybody should read.

Thanks for the info. I'm checking the book out of the library tomm.
Joe B

 

[drbill]

Here's the link to a newspaper column I wrote a few years ago on the topic. Am sure there is more current info available, but it may be of some help.


http://www.starthrower.org/products/DDDB/DDDB_050-099/DDDB_050 healthy seafood choices.htm

Wouldn't it be nice if most of us practiced these guidelines, and many more fishermen decided to no longer target some of the species that are in such serious decline. I hate to think of what will be "sustainable" in a 100 years at the rate of population growth and the global increase in material culture.