S2 E8 - Sustainable Seafood
The Food Medic
The Food Medic
4.8 • 3K Ratings
🗓️ 27 February 2019
⏱️ 21 minutes
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| 0:00.0 | Have you ever wondered what a sandwich sounds like? |
| 0:04.2 | Not much to it, is there? |
| 0:06.2 | Unless, of course, it's a Walker's sandwich. |
| 0:10.9 | Mmm, that is good. |
| 0:12.9 | Now that's what Asani should sound like. |
| 0:15.8 | Go all crisp in with walkers. |
| 0:19.0 | Delicious. |
| 0:20.7 | Hey everyone and welcome back to the FoodMedic podcast. |
| 0:24.2 | I'm your host, Dr. Hazel Wallace, founder and author of the Food Medic. |
| 0:30.9 | Now guys, nearly a third of all global fish stocks are overfished and over 60% are fished to the maximum sustainable yield |
| 0:39.6 | and millions of non-target sea creatures such as dolphins are accidentally killed every year |
| 0:45.7 | as bycatch. This means that they're caught unintentionally in fishing gear. In the UK alone we consume |
| 0:52.5 | £5.7 billion worth of fish and seafood products every year, |
| 0:57.5 | which we import from more than 85 countries. |
| 1:01.0 | The decline of our sea life and ocean health isn't just a problem for our oceans. |
| 1:05.3 | It also affects those who rely on seafood for income. |
| 1:09.1 | The impact isn't just on fishing and coastal communities. |
| 1:12.2 | There are wider implications for the global food security too. |
| 1:16.2 | So this week we're going to hear from Lucy Erickson, |
| 1:19.0 | who is the science communications manager for the Marine Stewardship Council, |
| 1:23.2 | or the MSC, an international NGO on a mission to end overfishing and ensure future generations |
| 1:30.0 | can enjoy wild seafood. But before we dive into the next episode, just a little reminder to keep |
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