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By choosing your seafood more wisely, you can help stop overfishing. Being informed will help you find great-tasting seafood without getting an endangered species on your plate.<\/p>\n
Sustainable seafood<\/b> is seafood that is either caught or farmed in ways that consider the long-term vitality of harvested species and the well-being of the oceans, as well as the livelihoods of fisheries-dependent communities.<\/p>\n
Sustainable seafood was first promoted through the movement which began in the 1990s. This operation highlights overfishing and environmentally destructive fishing methods. Through a number of initiatives, the movement has increased awareness and raised concerns over the way our seafood is obtained.<\/p>\n
Making Informed Choices<\/h3>\n
By simply asking a few questions about whether a store or restaurant offers sustainable seafood, you can help shape demand for fish that has been caught or farmed in environmentally responsible ways:<\/p>\n
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Where is it from? (Domestic or imported – try to choose domestic).<\/li>\n
Is it farmed or wild? (Try to choose wild, unless it is sustainably farmed in the US).<\/li>\n
Is it caught or farmed locally? (Try to choose local foods over those shipped from far away).<\/li>\n
How is it caught? (Ask if the method has high bycatch or habitat damage).<\/li>\n
How is it farmed? (If you are buying farmed fish, when available, buy seafood raised in the U.S. in recirculating systems. Tilapia, shrimp, bass, trout and arctic char are examples of fish that are being farm-raised this way).<\/li>\n
Is it associated with any contaminants? (Mercury, PCBs, antibiotics, etc).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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