The Mangrove Action Project’s booth at the 2009 Fremont Fair was a huge success! MAP staff and volunteers distributed brochures, talked with fairgoers, answered questions, and promoted the work of MAP and the Shrimp Less, Think More campaign. The audience was very receptive to our work and everyone came away more informed and aware of [...]
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MAP at the Fremont Fair
Posted in Aquaculture, Chefs/Restaurants, Consumer Info, Eat Local Now, Events, Mangrove Action Project, Shrimp Farming, Uncategorized, tagged chefs pledge, consumer's pledge, Fremont Fair, Mangrove Action Project, Shrimp Less, Think More on June 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Pledge to Avoid Imported Shrimp
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 [...]
Shrimp Less, Think More at Slow Food Nation
Posted in Chefs/Restaurants, Consumer Info, Events, Mangrove Action Project, tagged Alfredo Quarto, anne mosness, Aquaculture, changemakers day, food and water watch, laura anderson, local ocean seafood, slow food nation on September 6, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
One of the highlights of the campaign has been participating in Slow Food Nation over Labor Day weekend, where over 60,000 people congregated in San Francisco to celebrate “the birth of a broad and inclusive food movement to build an American food system that is sustainable, just, and delicious.”
At Changemakers Day, MAP staff organized a panel, Is Something [...]
11 Local Chefs Pledge to Avoid Imported Shrimp!
Posted in Chefs/Restaurants, Consumer Info, Mangrove Action Project, tagged art of the table seattle, chef pledge, diane's market kitchen, earth and ocean restaurant, greg atkinson, lark restaurant, northwest essentials, pike brewery, portage bay cafe, ray's boathouse, Seattle, steelhead diner, stumbling goat bistro on August 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Because shrimp is the most popular seafood in America, and because most shrimp is consumed in restaurants, one of the most ambitious goals of Shrimp Less, Think More has been getting local chefs and restaurants to avoid imported shrimp. We are proud to announce that 11 local chefs have taken a formal pledge vowing to avoid imported shrimp!
The [...]
First Canadian Shrimp Fishery Certified Sustainable
Posted in Consumer Info, tagged Canada, certification, MSC, northern prawn on August 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) recently certified the Canadian northern prawn trawl fishery as a sustainable and well-managed fishery. It is the first shrimp fishery in Canada (and only the second in the world) to earn the MSC certification. According to Brad Ack, the regional director for MSC Americas,
“This is a notable milestone, [...]
New Seafood Watch Guides Now Available!
Posted in Consumer Info, Publications, tagged Monterey Bay Aquarium, Seafood Watch on August 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
We are pleased to announce that the new Monterey Bay Aquarium Seafood Watch Guides are now available to download.
Although they are very similar to past versions, there is one notable change on the West Coast Guide: Wild salmon from Oregon and California are no longer listed as sustainable choices. Due to extremely low populations of [...]
Assessing the True Cost of Shrimp
Posted in Consumer Info, Publications, Shrimp Processing, tagged Bangladesh, human trafficking, labor abuses, shrimp, Solidarity Center, Thailand, True Cost of Shrimp on June 4, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Interview with the Solidarity Center’s Ellie Larson and Tim Ryan
In the $13 billion global shrimp processing industry, workers pay the price for consumer affordability.
The True Cost of Shrimp, a new report from the Solidarity Center, uncovers pervasive worker and human rights abuses such as low-wage sweatshop conditions, use of child and forced labor, and global [...]
Jim Hightower Weighs in on the Price of Imported Shrimp
Posted in Audio, Consumer Info, Shrimp Farming, tagged globalization, Jim Hightower, shrimp on June 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
29 May 2008
LISTEN TO THIS COMMENTARY
“Giant shrimp” is said to be an oxymoron, but it’s also moronic that we’ve let shrimp become a giant problem in our world.
Welcome to the costly consequences of a globalized food supply. Shrimp is the most popular seafood in the U.S., and we have both top-quality shrimp and [...]
Listen to interview with MAP Shrimp Campaign staff on KEXP 90.3FM
Posted in Audio, Consumer Info, Mangrove Action Project, tagged Alfredo Quarto, KEXP, Mangrove Action Project, Mind Over Matters, shrimp on May 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Alfredo Quarto, Executive Director, and Eli Penberthy, Campaign Coordinator of the Mangrove Action Project, speak with Diane Horn about our shrimp consumer awareness campaign on the Mind Over Matters Sustainability Segment, originally aired on 10 May 2008.
The Sustainability Segment presents one-on-one interviews with inspiring leaders and grass roots activists on a variety of environmental, [...]
Campaign Get Together with MAP in Seattle – May 21
Posted in Consumer Info, Events, Mangrove Action Project, tagged consumer awareness, Mangrove Action Project, Seattle, shrimp, Spitfire on May 6, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Please join Mangrove Action Project (MAP) in Seattle to learn about our exciting new campaign on imported shrimp! We are eager to share news with you about MAP, details about why imported shrimp is so destructive, and how you can be part of the campaign!
WE NEED VOLUNTEERS!
What: Shrimp Less, Think More – a [...]
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