SASSI - The Southern African Sustainable Seafood Initiative
Posted by Jennifer Eidelman | 28 Jul, 2011
"Nutritious, low in fats and available in a variety of delicious forms, flavours and textures seafood is often advertised as the perfect food. More people are choosing to eat seafood and to meet this growing demand more fish and shellfish are being caught and farmed than ever before. Depending on how fish are caught, the way they are caught, how well fishing operations are managed and how long they live before they are able to reproduce, some fish and shellfish are doing better than others.
For example, yellowtail and dorado grow fast and mature early and are therefore less vulnerable to overfishing than fish like red steenbras and musselcracker, which take longer to mature and reproduce. The ready availability of fish in the market place can create a false impression that if a species is available, then it must be abundant or well managed. Fortunately, when you choose seafoods that are more abundant and better managed, you are making a difference for ocean life."Read more....
For example, yellowtail and dorado grow fast and mature early and are therefore less vulnerable to overfishing than fish like red steenbras and musselcracker, which take longer to mature and reproduce. The ready availability of fish in the market place can create a false impression that if a species is available, then it must be abundant or well managed. Fortunately, when you choose seafoods that are more abundant and better managed, you are making a difference for ocean life."Read more....