Monterey Bay Seafood Watch:
The Shocking Truth About Your Dinner Selections
If you have ever visited Monterey, California, chances are you heard of or visited the incredible aquarium on Cannery Row. But what you might not be aware of is their watch program. Essentially, Monterey Bay Aquarium’s mission is to help people make better seafood choices for a healthy ocean.
So many environmental issues face our oceans today, from pollution to overfishing species. The Seafood Watch offers a check on all types of seafood to help educate the public about making better choices that do not harm the ocean or marine life as a whole. The vetting process they use is a rigorous process with constantly updated information used to give the best recommendations for all varieties of seafood.
Scientists collect and sort data from a good job variety of sources including government reports, scientific journals and white papers. They reach out to fisheries and farm experts to get real time, from the source information. The apply all of this information to compare with their sustainable standards and make recommendations standards are reviewed and revised as needed to stay up to date.
Not only does Monterey Bay offer seafood recommendations but they support fish farms as well, especially when they fall short of sustainable standards. a program called the Fishery Improvement Project which helps businesses make better choices in the operations. Monterey Bay doesn’t support wild fishing as opposed to farms because both have their merits and detractions. The goal of the seafood watch is to protect the ocean environment and the supply of fish to the world market.
Choosing what type of fish to have for dinner may seem easy when you are standing in front of the mouthwatering selections at the fish market however Monterey Bay encourages all pescatarians to get the Seafood Watch app to help you choose wisely. Don’t let your dinner choices jeopardize the the structure of our delicate marine ecosystem.
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