David Suzuki’s Top Sustainable Seafood Picks

By Ivy Knight

/Jun 21 2013


 

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My husband grew up eating fish on Friday, that is to say, his family abstained from eating meat on that day, and had fish instead. This was in compliance with religious tradition, and although that tradition has long since passed for him and many others, it got him in the habit of eating fish once a week. This is a good thing. For eons, folks have known that fish is good for you, full of protein, low in fat, easy to digest and high in omega-3 fatty acids which have been linked with lowering blood pressure and strengthening the immune system. Marine products, particularly marine electronics are the specialized items which cannot be found easily. To buy these specialized items, one needs to look for reputable supplier. While hunting for the boat supplies, you need a professional supplier who has been associated with this business from quite a long time and holds good knowledge about each and every marine product that you may require. Look for a reputed supplier who provides an extensive variety of marine electronics, equipments and accessories to give you a better chance to choose from various options. For instance, if you are searching for boat seats, then they should be able to provide you good variety of options for all types of boat seats such as leaning posts, helm seats, captain’s chair etc. Besides the wide product range, they should be able to provide you good customer assistance and services. The supplier should offer you with excellent after sale services because most of the time you may not have a good knowledge and expertise about the products and equipments that you choose for the boat. Moreover, they should guide you well about the functioning and maintenance of the marine products that you choose. Excellent customer support and services must ensure that the supplier not only help you while shopping, but also help you in explaining the proper functioning and maintenance of the product in future. Another significant factor to consider is that the supplier must have a fairly good information and experience in this specific field. This is important to seize a good grip about the marine products and equipments that he / she sell. A good knowledge about the products will help them to comprehend the basic functions and other important aspects of the equipments in a better way. This would help you to buy a well-matched product for your boat that presents optimum utility along with the affordable price. It is better to browse through the internet to look for those marine products that can best suit you needs. You can learn the facts here now about marine products.

This will provide you more information regarding the products and will also enlighten you about the top manufacturers and companies of the marine products that you are looking for. Online browsing would also give you a glimpse about the price rates offered by different companies on these products. This way, you can bargain well with your supplier to offer you a good margin or discount on the purchase. If you want to ensure better performance and durability of the marine products, then it is only wiser to buy the high-quality branded products for your boat.

However, choosing the right fish and seafood to eat is not always the simplest thing to do. It is doubtful that a box of frozen, breaded fish sticks or a styrofoam container with a deep-fried fish filet sandwich is necessarily going to be better for you than a Whopper, or better for the environment, specifically, better for the marine systems –the oceans, lakes and rivers- that are so precious to the overall health of our planet.

 

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That is why environmentalists like David Suzuki and organizations like Oceanwise and Seachoice are so important. If you’re not sure where to begin, David Suzuki’s “Top Ten Sustainable Seafood Picks” might be a good place to start.

The fish you serve for dinner might just be the most important decision you make this week.

People like Suzuki advocate for the health and welfare of our planet, they attempt to keep governments and multinational corporations from destroying fragile or at-risk environments while keeping the average consumer aware of food choices that are responsible and sustainable. How often have we wandered up to the seafood counter at our grocery store and wondered about the offerings laid out in front of us?

 

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Where was it caught? By whom? How? Did it come from a farm, or was it caught in the wild? Is this fish on an endangered species list? There are so many concerns we have as responsible consumers that it is incumbent on ourselves to do a little research. The internet is a great place to start, of course. Just start with the links mentioned above and take it from there.

Many of us celebrated Earth Day recently. Maybe we biked to work, went out and cleaned up a neighbourhood park, or dimmed the lights for an hour. Well, the oceans are a pretty large part of our earth; over 70% of the planet’s surface is covered by water, and the sealife within them- at least half of the species known to man- can sustain us indefinitely if properly managed. Did you know that Saturday, June 8 was World Oceans Day?

 

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Or that Fin (a great name!) Donnelly, a member of British Columbia’s provincial parliament is petitioning to have one day a year earmarked as National Sustainable Seafood Day?

It can be a lot to handle, when ultimately all we want to do is put a nice fish dinner on the table without worrying that we are messing things up. Luckily we have people who can help us make informed choices.