{"id":88,"date":"2009-06-10T15:43:53","date_gmt":"2009-06-10T22:43:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/edfish\/2009\/06\/10\/selecting-sustainable-seafood-the-challenge-for-consumers\/"},"modified":"2009-06-11T07:41:25","modified_gmt":"2009-06-11T14:41:25","slug":"selecting-sustainable-seafood-the-challenge-for-consumers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/edfish\/2009\/06\/10\/selecting-sustainable-seafood-the-challenge-for-consumers\/","title":{"rendered":"Selecting Sustainable Seafood: The Challenge for Consumers"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"DianeMaking sustainable seafood choices at the fish counter and at restaurants are daunting tasks for most people, even for experts such as New York Times food writer and cookbook author Mark Bittman<\/a>. In his recent article<\/a>, Bittman acknowledges the challenge of being a seafood consumer interested in both taste and environmental ethics.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe buying has become a logistical and ethical nightmare,\u201d Bittman states.<\/p>\n

I’m glad that Bittman refuses to give up either eating fish or factoring sustainability into what he buys.\u00a0 He tries to keep his\u00a0selection of sustainable seafood<\/a> simple with a few rules of thumb focused on staying away from the most troubled fish stocks.<\/p>\n

When we all demand\u00a0sustainable seafood, I think it will help support some of the tough decisions that need to be made to get the oceans healthy again.\u00a0 Scientists tell us that the two best solutions are protecting\u00a0the sensitive places in the ocean and managing the fish\u00a0we catch properly through catch shares<\/a> fishery management.<\/p>\n

It is absolutely amazing that all the fisheries in the world are either fully fished at capacity or have\u00a0been fished to collapse.\u00a0 Yet strong evidence published in the journals Science <\/a>and Nature show that catch shares end, prevent and even reverse the collapse of fisheries. In addition to ending overfishing and rebuilding fish stocks, well designed catch shares provide economic stability for fishermen and fishing communities.<\/p>\n

Fortunately for the environment, fishermen and consumers alike, support for catch shares management continues to gain momentum and is being considered in all coastal regions of the country. The new NOAA administrator\u00a0Dr.\u00a0Jane Lubchenco<\/a> is demonstrating unprecedented support for studying, implementing, and funding catch shares management. Just yesterday the House of Representatives appropriations committee included a big increase in the budget to make catch shares happen.<\/p>\n

With continued support from fishermen and even consumers, this momentum and support for catch shares can lead to a new era for fisheries management that protects our oceans and make eating seafood all the more enjoyable.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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