Australia's Sustainable Seafood Guide is an excellent tool to help you make an ocean-friendly choice about the seafood you eat.
(AUSTRALIA, 8/25/2014)
Australia's
Sustainable Seafood Online Guide is an independent tool to choosing
seafood wisely. It is Australia's original online resource for consumers
seeking to make responsible seafood choices, and was developed in
response to growing public concern about overfishing, farming practices
and their impact on our oceans and wildlife.
The
assessments that underpin the rankings in Australia's Sustainable
Seafood Guide are based on a review of the latest research, data and
information available about individual species and fisheries. Undertaken
by fisheries experts at the Australian Marine Conservation Society (AMCS) the assessments consider the impacts of seafood production on our oceans.
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| Australia’s Sustainable Seafood Guide shows you the sustainability of over 90 different types of seafood, including those from wild-caught fisheries, fish farms and imported species. |
Australia's
Sustainable Seafood Online Guide gives you an insight into the
sustainability of around 90 seafood species commonly found at
fishmongers supermarkets, fish and chip shops and restaurants. It
includes assessments of Australian and imported fish species.
You
can find important information about Australia's seafood industry,
seafood and your health, seafood labelling, some of the common seafood
myths and much more.
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| This is the only app of its kind for Australian seafood. |
In
previous versions of the Guide, for ease of use some similar species
with the same sustainability ranking were presented together (e.g. wild
caught prawns), even though the research and assessment was conducted
at a species level (e.g. endeavour prawn, banana prawn). In the updated
Guide, more detailed information on impacts of fishing for or farming
individual species is provided.
Australia's
Sustainable Seafood Guide is not intended to be a comprehensive review
of every single fishery or farm in Australia and overseas. It is a
consumer guide which provides information on the seafood we most often
come across in our daily lives.
Australia's
fisheries are inherently complex. Many fisheries catch multiple
different species using different types of fishing gear. A single
species can also be caught in different fisheries managed by different
states (including the Territory) and also by the Commonwealth.
The
Guide is also not intended to be a certification scheme of individual
seafood species or fisheries. It is an assessment of different types of
seafood based on the latest research available. While seafood
certification schemes review individual fisheries or species, this
online resource covers the main seafood species for sale in Australia
presenting a thorough and comparative assessment of their
sustainability.
Although
the Guide contains references to fish caught by recreational fishers,
it is not intended as an assessment of the sustainability of
recreational fisheries. The assessments evaluate the sustainability of
commercial fisheries and aquaculture operations to provide information
as a guide to people buying seafood, rather than catching their own.
About The Australian Marine Conservation Society
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| AMCS is the voice for Australia's ocean wildlife. |
The Australian Marine Conservation Society (AMCS) is the voice for Australia's ocean wildlife.
AMCS
is an independent charity, staffed by a committed group of professional
and passionate scientists, educators and advocates who have defended
Australia's oceans for over 45 years.
AMCS's paid and volunteer staff work every day on behalf of the community to protect our ocean wildlife.
AMCS
works on the big issues concerning the sea. It works to recover our
threatened species, stop overfishing and create marine national parks,
places in the sea where our wildlife is safe from harm.Information of the company:
| Address: | 4/145 Melbourne St |
| City: | South Brisbane |
| State/ZIP: | Queensland |
| Country: | Australia |
| Phone: | +61 7 3846 6777 |
| Fax: | +61 7 3647 6788 |
| E-Mail: | amcs@amcs.org.au |