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Tips on Making a More certifications that indicate responsible
Informed Seafood Choice fishing or farming. Be sure to look for
these certifications to ensure that you
Choose wild-caught fish: You can find are making a responsible choice for your
wild-caught fish in many supermarkets, health and the environment.
local fish markets, and online stores.
When choosing wild-caught fish, To learn more about these certifications
make sure to look for labeling and and what the labels look like, check out
certifications that guarantee the fish was Global Services for more information.
sustainably sourced and harvested using
responsible environmental practices. Making an informed choice about the fish
Key phrases to watch for include “wild- we consume is crucial for our health and
caught,” “line-caught,” or “sustainably the well-being of the environment. While
sourced.” Be mindful that wild-caught both wild-caught and farmed fish have
fish can be more expensive than farmed their advantages and disadvantages, it’s
fish, as cost of catching and processing important to prioritize sustainability and
wild fish is typically higher. responsible fishing or farming practices
when making purchases. By checking for
Check for sustainability: Make sure to sustainability and doing proper research on
choose fish that have been sustainable the companies we buy from, we can ensure
caught or farmed. This means that the that we are making a responsible choice for
fish have been raised or caught in a way our health and the environment.
that minimizes environmental impact
and prioritizes fish welfare. Checking Provided, will be a helpful tool to make
for sustainability can help you make an decisions easier about your seafood
informed choice when purchasing fish. purchase, check out Seafood Watch,
You can check for certification labels on where you can select the type of fish you’re
the fish or do research on the company interested in and receive recommendations
that is selling the fish. Third-party on whether to avoid farmed-raised or
organizations, like Marine Stewardship wild-caught options.
Council (MSC) or the Aquaculture
Stewardship Council (ASC) offer By Cierra West
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