If you love fish and seafood, as I do, you need to understand that the oceans and seas are every bit as sensitive as the land in how we reap their bounty.
To cut to the chase, without proper vigilance, without proper management, the waters that occupy so much of our “blue planet” are too fragile to survive on goodwill. Without respectful stewardship, we risk destroying everything below the waterline as much as we do what grows above it.
This is not only why “responsibly sourced” really means something on the supermarket shelf when buying fish and seafood. But, it's also why you should perhaps look a little closer. If you want your grandchildren to enjoy fish and seafood as much as you do. This is a real issue.
Above all, look for the Marine Stewardship Council label, in my opinion, the most meaningful verification that the fish and seafood you’re buying really do what they say on the tin (or frozen box etc.). And, if you can, support the work of NGOs like Blue Ventures that help developing fisheries evolve towards certification in the internationally embraced MSC structure.
Yeah, we all know about my bromance with the work of photographer Rob Streeter. But, telling the stories of where our food actually comes from is a hugely important part of redressing the consumerist lies fed to us for generations. Do I sound like an old hippie? Oh, I guess some part of me probably is...
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