Sustainable Seafood
| Mission: | To bring attention to the problem of over fishing and work to create solutions. |
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| Founder: |
 Nicole sorochan,
Victoria |
| Description: | Overfishing occurs when fishing activities reduce fish stocks below an acceptable level. This can occur in any body of water from a pond to the oceans.
Ultimately overfishing may lead to resource depletion in cases of subsidised fishing, low biological growth rates and critical low biomass levels (e.g. by critical depensation growth properties). Particularly, overfishing of sharks has led to the upset of entire marine ecosystems. The ability of the fisheries to naturally recover also depends on whether the conditions of the ecosystems are suitable for population growth. Dramatic changes in species composition may establish other equilibrium energy flows that involve other species compositions than had been present before (ecosystem shift). |
| Details: | Sustainable seafood is a movement that has gained momentum as more people become aware about overfishing and environmentally destructive fishing methods. Sustainable seafood is seafood from either fished or farmed sources that can maintain or increase production in the future without jeopardizing the ecosystems from which it was acquired. In general, slow-growing fish that reproduce late in life, such as orange roughy, are vulnerable to overfishing. Seafood species that grow quickly and breed young, such as anchovies and sardines, are much more resistant to overfishing. Several organizations, including the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC), and Friend of the Sea, certify seafood fisheries as sustainable. |
| Tags: | sustainable overfishing seafood sharks fishing plakton |
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Videos
Ban to conserve bluefin tuna gains popularity
The future of the bluefin tuna is topping the agenda at a United Nations wildlife protection conference in Doha, the Qatari capital. Due to industrial scale fishing catering to Japanese demand,......
Connected to: Direct Action Sustainable Seafood Endangered Species
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Connected to: Direct Action Sustainable Seafood Endangered Species
Greenpeace Activists, The "Tokyo Two", thank their supporters
The "Tokyo Two" - two Greenpeace activists standing trial in Japan for exposing an embezzlement scandal a the heart of the whaling industry are thanking their supporters for putting whaling on trial. ...
Connected to: Direct Action Sustainable Seafood Endangered Species
The "Tokyo Two" - two Greenpeace activists standing trial in Japan for exposing an embezzlement scandal a the heart of the whaling industry are thanking their supporters for putting whaling on trial. ...
Connected to: Direct Action Sustainable Seafood Endangered Species
Planet 100: Uranium Birth Defects & Blue Fin Tuna Ban
A look into US Weapons possibly causing Iraqi birth defects, A ban on blue fin tuna, and Sarah Palin in the wild. For More Planet 100 News, check out: http://planetgreen.discovery.com/vide......
Connected to: Water Impacts Emperilled Ecosystems Sustainable Seafood Endangered Species
A look into US Weapons possibly causing Iraqi birth defects, A ban on blue fin tuna, and Sarah Palin in the wild. For More Planet 100 News, check out: http://planetgreen.discovery.com/vide......
Connected to: Water Impacts Emperilled Ecosystems Sustainable Seafood Endangered Species
100% of U.S. Fish Contaminated with Mercury & Dolphins take home an Oscar
Every fish tested by the USGC was contaminated with mercury, MIT teaches the people of Afghanistan to network with trash, and the Dolphins take home Oscar. Check out more Planet 100 News at:......
Connected to: Water Impacts Emperilled Ecosystems Direct Action Sustainable Seafood Coastal Plastic watch Fired Up Media The effects of Mining worldwide Endangered Species
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Connected to: Water Impacts Emperilled Ecosystems Direct Action Sustainable Seafood Coastal Plastic watch Fired Up Media The effects of Mining worldwide Endangered Species
Big changes in the Amazon: Promises to protect environment go unmet
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The Camisea Gas Project is bringing significant changes to remote indigenous communities in the lower Urubamba region. Despite contributing millions to Perus government, local leaders say the project......
Connected to: Greenhouse Gases Water Impacts Forest Impacts Emperilled Ecosystems Climate Change and Government Sustainable Seafood Rainforest Protests: World Rainforest Movement The effects of Mining worldwide Endangered Species
Farmed Salmon: Unhealthy and Unsustainable
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Connected to: Water Impacts Emperilled Ecosystems Sustainable Seafood Endangered Species
While filming Call of the Killer Whale in British Colombia, Jean-Michel Cousteau and his team heard a consistent message from the scientific community, First Nations and marine conservation......
Connected to: Water Impacts Emperilled Ecosystems Sustainable Seafood Endangered Species
Greenwashing?: All-Natural Cleaner Claims
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Connected to: Water Impacts Emperilled Ecosystems Ecological Sanitation Buying Green Sustainable Seafood Green Marketing & Messaging Coral Bleaching Research Group Endangered Species
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Connected to: Water Impacts Emperilled Ecosystems Ecological Sanitation Buying Green Sustainable Seafood Green Marketing & Messaging Coral Bleaching Research Group Endangered Species
DIY: How to make a boat from reused bottles sail to Austrailia
David de Rothschild and Jo Royle dropped by Current HQ's to chat about their daring plans to sail from San Francisco to Sydney in a vessel made from plastic bottles as part of their mission to......
Connected to: Emperilled Ecosystems Urban Recycling Green Innovation Direct Action Sustainable Seafood Coastal Plastic watch Coral Bleaching Research Group Endangered Species
David de Rothschild and Jo Royle dropped by Current HQ's to chat about their daring plans to sail from San Francisco to Sydney in a vessel made from plastic bottles as part of their mission to......
Connected to: Emperilled Ecosystems Urban Recycling Green Innovation Direct Action Sustainable Seafood Coastal Plastic watch Coral Bleaching Research Group Endangered Species
Acid Test: The Global Challenge of Ocean Acidification
This groundbreaking NRDC documentary explores the startling phenomenon of ocean acidification, which may soon challenge marine life on a scale not seen for tens of millions of years. The film,......
Connected to: Water Impacts Emperilled Ecosystems South America Marine Conservation Sustainable Seafood Coastal Plastic watch Endangered Species
This groundbreaking NRDC documentary explores the startling phenomenon of ocean acidification, which may soon challenge marine life on a scale not seen for tens of millions of years. The film,......
Connected to: Water Impacts Emperilled Ecosystems South America Marine Conservation Sustainable Seafood Coastal Plastic watch Endangered Species
How much plastic do you consume while eating fish?
David de Rothschild and Jo Royle dropped by Current HQ's to chat about their daring plans to sail from San Francisco to Sydney in a vessel made from plastic bottles as part of their mission to......
Connected to: Water Impacts Emperilled Ecosystems Sustainable Seafood Coastal Plastic watch Coral Bleaching Research Group Endangered Species
David de Rothschild and Jo Royle dropped by Current HQ's to chat about their daring plans to sail from San Francisco to Sydney in a vessel made from plastic bottles as part of their mission to......
Connected to: Water Impacts Emperilled Ecosystems Sustainable Seafood Coastal Plastic watch Coral Bleaching Research Group Endangered Species
