Sustainable Seafood Is All Around You — If You Know Where To Look

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🗓️ 22 April 2024

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Roughly 196 million tons of fish were harvested in 2020, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. The organization also notes that the number of overfished stocks worldwide has tripled in the last century. All of this overfishing has led to the decline of entire species, like Atlantic cod.

Enter the Monterey Bay Aquarium's Seafood Watch. It and other free guides give consumers an overview of the world of fish and seafood, helping people to figure out the most sustainable fish available to them. With the help of Life Kit's Clare Marie Schneider, we figure out how to make informed decisions about what we eating – whether that's at a restaurant or the local supermarket.

Check out more from Life Kit on sustainable seafood.

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0:00.0	This message comes from NPR sponsor Organic Valley, a co-op of small organic family farms dedicated to producing food that promotes respect for the dignity and interdependence of all life.
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0:17.0	You're listening to shortwave from NPR.
0:22.0	Hey everybody Emily Kwong here and happy Earth Day.
0:26.0	I am joined by a fantastic guest, Life Kit producer Claire Marie Schneider.
0:31.0	What's up Claire Marie?
0:32.0	Hey Emily, happy Earth Day.
0:34.0	Hi.
0:35.0	Okay, so I am here because I worked on an episode with reporter Stacey Vanick Smith,
0:39.0	all about sustainable seafood.
0:42.0	Do you like fish? I love fish. You know I lived in Alaska for many
0:46.2	years so I got to eat a lot of locally caught salmon but I know that's not the case
0:51.7	for most people around the world to eat local.
0:55.0	It's not, but it is in high demand around the world.
0:58.0	And roughly 196 million tons of fish were harvested in 2020.
1:04.0	That's according to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
1:08.0	That is so much fish. People love fish.
1:12.0	They also note that the number of overfish stocks worldwide has tripled in half a century and
1:18.0	today fully one-third of the world's assess fisheries are currently pushed beyond their biological limits.
1:24.7	Wow! Yeah, and destructive fishing practices can have ripple effects throughout the ocean.
1:29.2	Like for example, the Maui dolphin, it's now near extinction because of bycatch and commercial fishing.
1:34.8	Wow, yeah, bycatch is a big problem. That's when a species that's not a part of a fishery gets
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