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 »
Mangrove Action Project sponsors Earth Day 5k Run for the Mangroves
Posted in Events, Mangrove Action Project, Shrimp Farming, Uncategorized, tagged 5k, Earth Day, Fun Run, Shoreline on April 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
On April 19th, the Mangrove Action Project and the Shoreline, WA neighborhood hosted the Earth Day 5k Run to promote mangrove issues, MAP, and environmental responsibility. The run was open to runners and walkers of all abilities for the 5k course at Paramount Park. Kids also took part in the 1/3 mile fun run.
Over 180 [...]
Public forum: Can fisheries and wild fish survive with feedlots in our state and offshore waters?
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 [...]
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 [...]
Join us at the Fremont Fair!
Posted in Events, Mangrove Action Project, Shrimp Farming, tagged EcoZone, Fremont Fair, Seattle on June 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Shrimp Less, Think More will be at the Fremont Fair this weekend June 21-22, and we would love to see you there! The fair is Saturday from 10:00 am until 8:00 pm, and on Sunday from 11:00 am until 7:00 pm. We will have a table in the EcoZone, so come by to learn [...]
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 [...]
Bottomfeeder author to speak May 12
Posted in Events, Publications, tagged Bottomfeeder, Elliot Bay, Taras Grescoe on April 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Montreal-based journalist Taras Grescoe’s book, Bottomfeeder: How to Eat Ethically in a World of Vanishing Seafood (Bloomsbury), based on a nine-month investigation of the aquaculture industry, is both illumination and frightening. Climate change, pollution, and unregulated practices of fishing and fish farming industries could all have dire consequences for seafood and those who consume it. [...]
Hazel Wolf Environmental Film Festival THIS WEEKEND!
Posted in Events, Video, tagged Brazil, Environmental Justice Foundation, Hazel Wolf Environmental Film Festival, It's All A Lie, Shrimp Farming on April 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Please join us on Sunday, May 4, at 1 pm for this special screening of the short video “It’s All a Lie.” Come learn about the threats posed by shrimp farm development, and the communities fighting to protect their land and livelihoods in Northeast Brazil. Immediately following the screening there will be a question [...]
Upcoming Events
Posted in Events, Mangrove Action Project, tagged Eat Local Now, Hazel Wolf, Seattle University, sustainable seafood, Vancouver Spot Prawn Festival on April 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The campaign will be participating in many exciting events happening this spring, so mark your calendars!
Tuesday, April 29th: Panel Discussion and Slide Show about Sustainable Seafood
Seattle University, noon.
For more information, contact eli@mangroveactionproject.org
Tuesday, April 29: Eat Local Now! Annual Dinner
Ballard High School, 6-9 PM
This year, Eat Local Now! will raise awareness about farmland flooding issues [...]
Great turnout at Seattle Green Festival!
Posted in Consumer Info, Events, Mangrove Action Project, tagged Green Festival, Seattle Green Festival, shrimp on April 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Thanks to everyone who came by the MAP table at Seattle Green Festival last weekend, where we kicked off our awareness campaign against imported shrimp! At this 2-day “party with a purpose,” we joined forces with other socially and environmentally responsible organizations and businesses to celebrate—and inspire–the movement toward a sustainable future, which is thriving [...]
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