Posted in Chefs/Restaurants, Consumer Info, Mangrove Action Project, tagged chefs pledge, shrimp on October 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Given the environmental, community, and health threats posed by imported shrimp, I pledge to take steps to:
Know that the source of the seafood I purchase is sustainable
Avoid using imported shrimp
Choose wild or farmed shrimp from the U.S. or Canada
See who has already signed the pledge!
- CALL-TO-ACTION –
Please ask your local restaurants where they source [...]
Posted in Aquaculture, Events, Mangrove Action Project, Shrimp Farming, tagged Alfredo Quarto, anne mosness, geoduck, Kurt Willy Oddekalv, Laura Hendricks, offshore aquaculture, Seattle, Shrimp Farming on October 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Around the world, coastal environments and economies, wild fish and other marine life have been affected by the expansion of large-scale farming of fish, shrimp and certain kinds of shellfish. Few safeguards are in place as marine feedlots produce commodity seafoods, resulting in habitat loss, pollution, competition for food, and diminished access and quality of life for coastal [...]
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