Hello my friends and welcome back my name is Stephanie Safarian and you're listening to episode 445 of sustainable minimalists

This is a show about intentional eco-friendly minimalist living and today's show once and for all we are outlining smart ways to purchase

fish and seafood. Now I of course, before we go any further need to mention at the outset that not eating seafood, not killing the animal

is of course the best choice from an environmental standpoint and of course also from an ethical

standpoint.

That said, even the most intentional among us

by seafood at least occasionally,

and so this episode is for all of us.

And as the global demand for seafood continues to rise

thanks to population growth, thanks to rising incomes, so also do the many issues that plague the industry and there are issues

we're going to get to them today. We hear a lot about the negative effect of industrial animal agriculture, industrial

farming let's say on our planet. But when we talk about industrial farming we're

often discussing cows, pigs, and so these conversations are almost always

focused on animals for livestock. If seafood seems to have an eco-friendly halo around it in your mind, that myth will be busted today.

And I used to frankly have that idea that, oh well, fish is eco-friendly if you're gonna eat something maybe a fish is better than a chicken let's say

That is due to an educational blind spot and we are gonna fix that for me and maybe you as well today.

Now I want to say too this is a very comprehensive episode so get out your paper

and pen to take notes, buckle up, sit down, get comfy. We have a three part show today.

In part one we're talking wild caught. We have this vision of a little red boat and a jolly captain with a hat and a white beard

This is a far cry from reality that's a far cry from wild-caught fishing that's a far cry from wild-caught fishing. That's a far cry from what's really happening in our ocean

So we'll get to that in part one part two is all about farmed fish

50% of the world seafood these days is coming from fish farms.

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