079: Sustainable Seafood & The Healthy Oceans Cookbook with Jackie Marks of the Marine Stewardship Council
A Sustainable Mind - environment & sustainability podcast
Marjorie Alexander
4.6 • 588 Ratings
🗓️ 19 February 2021
⏱️ 39 minutes
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Summary
Jackie Marks is a sustainability communications professional with a passion for protecting animals and the planet. At the MSC Jackie and her team aim to drive greater consumer awareness of the MSC blue fish label and the important role certified sustainable fisheries play in protecting our ocean.
Jackie is the recipient of the Washington Women in Public Relations (WWPR) Emerging Leaders Award (June 2019), was a speaker at United Nations World Wildlife Day at UN HQ (February 2019), and has been quoted in Civil Eats, USA Today, and the Associated Press, among others. She holds master's degrees in International Relations, and Natural Resources & Sustainable Development, and a bachelor's degree in Environmental Studies.
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In this episode Marjorie and Jackie discuss:
- The role the Marine Stewardship Council plays in making sure shoppers have access to safe, healthy, and sustainable seafood products
- What exactly makes seafood sustainable or not
- How a cookbook is helping the MSC with its efforts to promote sustainable seafood and healthy eating habits
- How to take the first step in getting a job in the physical and environmental sciences
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Resources mentioned in today's episode:
- DC Eco Women: https://dc.ecowomen.org/
- Anthony Bourdain, food hero and producer of the documentary Wasted! The Story of Food Waste: https://superltd.com/films/wasted-the-story-of-food-waste
- José Andrés, food hero: http://www.joseandres.com/
- Gregory Gourdet, food hero: https://www.bravotv.com/people/gregory-gourdet
- Ayana Elizabeth, marine biologist and founder of Urban Ocean Lab: https://www.ayanaelizabeth.com/
- The Good Trade Newsletter: https://www.thegoodtrade.com/
- Ocean sunfish, aka Mola mola https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ocean_sunfish
- Free 30-day trial for Audible audiobooks: http://asmbook.com
- More about the Blue Fish Label: https://www.msc.org/en-us/what-we-are-doing/our-approach/the-blue-fish-label
- The MSC Cookbook: https://stories.msc.org/en-us/healthy-oceans-cookbook/
- Instagram: www.instagram.com/mscbluefish
- Facebook: www.facebook.com/mscbluefish
- Twitter: www.twitter.com/mscbluefish
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- Twitter: https://twitter.com/SustainableMind
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| 0:00.0 | This is A Sustainable Mind, Episode 79. |
| 0:04.0 | Today we speak with Jackie Marks, part of the Sustainability Communications team at the Marine |
| 0:08.8 | stewardship council. We'll be chatting about sustainable fish and how a cookbook is assisting |
| 0:14.4 | the MSC with their mission to help Americans cook seafood that is good for both people |
| 0:19.5 | and planet. But before we get into that, I just wanted to remind you to mark your calendar for our very |
| 0:25.1 | first live event. |
| 0:27.0 | Mass Eco Live will take place this April 30th through May 2nd, and it will be three days of |
| 0:33.3 | keynotes, panel discussions, and workshops. |
| 0:36.0 | To get more info, head on over to massecolive.com. |
| 0:42.9 | Welcome to A Sustainable Mind, where we delve into the minds behind today's most impactful |
| 0:48.5 | environmental campaigns, organizations, and startups, inspiring the environmental change makers of tomorrow. |
| 0:56.5 | I'm your host, Marjorie Alexander. |
| 1:05.8 | Jackie Marks is a sustainability communications professional with a passion for protecting animals and the planet. |
| 1:13.1 | At the Marine Storeship Council, Jackie and her team aim to drive greater consumer |
| 1:17.5 | awareness of the MSC Bluefish label and the important role that certified sustainable fisheries |
| 1:23.8 | play in protecting our oceans. Jackie is the recipient of the Washington Women in |
| 1:29.4 | Public Relations Award for Emerging Leaders. That was back in 2019. And she was also a speaker at |
| 1:35.9 | the United Nations World Wildlife Day at the UNHQ in February 2019 and has been quoted in Civil Eats, |
| 1:43.8 | USA Today, and the Associated Press, among others. She holds a |
| 1:48.0 | master's degree in international relations and natural resources and sustainable development. |
| 1:53.6 | She also has a bachelor's degree in environmental studies. Welcome to the show, Jackie. |
| 1:59.3 | Thank you, Marjorie. It is so good to be here with you. |
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