Sustainable seafood day
Posted by kathryn in Fish and Ethics & Sustainablity
Today is the Marine Stewardship Council’s second Sustainable Seafood Day. Here in Australia, the latest Bureau of Rural Sciences report estimates that at least a quarter of Australian fisheries are overfished. Of the 166 species available to consumers, only about nineteen have the sustainable all-clear.
Part of the problem is lack of information to consumers, but also different bodies give conflicting advice on which fish are managed sustainably and which are at risk.
Health-wise, fish is a low-fat source of good quality protein. Many fish, also contain those lovely omega-3 essential fatty acids, which are good for heart health, our skin, our joints and many other body systems.
This week’s Good Living had a comprehensive article by Matthew Evans: Fish & Tips: everything you need to know about choosing, cooking and eating seafood. It’s a good starting point for information on which fish to buy.
08 March, 2007
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