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AVOID UNSUSTAINABLE SEAFOOD
JOIN THE “AVOID UNSUSTAINABLE SEAFOOD” CHALLENGE AND BE PART OF THE SOLUTION:
90% of the world’s fisheries are fully fished or overfished. Overfishing, habitat destruction, and unsustainable bycatch practices are depleting marine life faster than can be replaced. Help reduce the demand for overexploited species.
HOW TO SUCCEED IN THIS CHALLENGE
1. Check the labels
for farmed fish, check the farmed responsibly ASC certified label
for wild fish, look for the certified sustainable seafood MSC label
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Choose locally caught, sustainably managed fish or herbivorous farmed stocks like tilapia, catfish, and carp. Seafood lower on the food chain includes clams, mussels and squid.
2. Try to
Eat smaller species such as clams, oysters, mollusks, anchovies, and sardines. Smaller species tend to be less endangered and don’t accumulate as many toxins.
Eat wild fish
Eat local fish where you can
Eat farmed shellfish
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3. Know more about endangered species
Endangered Fish and Seafood
Seafood watch