Sustainable Seafood Week 2022
September the 16th to the 23rd is Sustainable Seafood Week 2022. It is a nationwide movement urging people to eat seafood from sustainable sources. When we look after the ocean, the ocean looks after us.
What and who are the MSC…
Sustainable seafood week was launched by the MSC on September the 10th 2020. The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) is an international non-profit organisation. They recognise and reward efforts to protect oceans and safeguard seafood supplies for the future.
The vision and mission are for future generations to be able to enjoy seafood and oceans full of life, forever. A vision of the world’s oceans teeming with life, and seafood supplies safeguarded for this and future generations.
A mission to use ecolabels and fishery certification programs to contribute to the health of the world’s oceans by recognising and rewarding sustainable fishing practices, influencing the choices people make when buying seafood and working with partners to transform the seafood market to a sustainable basis.
What can you do…
Not just during Sustainable Seafood Week 2022 but all year round we need all Hands-on Deck! It takes all of us to help protect the ocean and committed fishing communities to bring you the seafood you love. Forever. This Sustainable Seafood Week 16th-23rd September we want to show you that enjoying sustainable fish is not only good for you but good for the ocean too.
To give you a teaser and to get your taste buds tingling ahead of the week, MSC have launched some new delicious sustainable seafood recipe, check them out here.
Choosing products with the MSC blue label allows you to enjoy eating seafood in the knowledge you have made a positive choice to support well-managed, sustainable fisheries. These fisheries are pioneering new ways to conserve the marine environment.
10 reasons to choose the blue fish label…
- Our oceans need to be protected – Our oceans are home to an amazing variety of life and support the livelihoods of 1/10 of the world’s population.
- But marine ecosystems are under enormous pressure – Unsustainable fishing is threatening fish populations, ocean habitats, coastal fishing communities and economies.
- The MSC provides a solution – By choosing seafood with the blue MSC label you are supporting independently certified sustainable fisheries. Their good management practices help ensure fish stocks and habitats are healthy and fishing community livelihoods are secure.
- Sustainability is based on science – To be MSC certified, fisheries are independently assessed by scientists and marine experts to ensure they meet our standard for environmentally sustainable fishing. Annual audits ensure that they maintain these standards.
- You’re helping to protect a whole ecosystem – It’s not all about one species – MSC certified fisheries minimise their impacts on the whole marine environment to ensure healthy, thriving oceans for the future.
- You can buy with confidence – Processors, retailers and restaurants must ensure MSC certified seafood is not mixed with uncertified product. This way you can be sure that the product is correctly labelled.
- There’s plenty to choose from! – You can enjoy sustainable seafood all over the world. Just look for the blue label – it appears on tens of thousands of products in more than 100 countries.
- There’s a choice for every budget – Products with the blue MSC label range from pickled herring to luxury caviar.
- You’re helping to create change – Your purchases of MSC labelled seafood create an incentive for more fisheries, retailers, and restaurants to produce and sell certified sustainable seafood.
- You’re helping to keep it wild – You can enjoy your seafood knowing that tomorrow there will be plenty more where it came from.
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Find out more…
The MSC has a huge amount of information on Sustainable Seafood Week 2022, what they do, what you can do and what sustainable seafood week is all about with a vast array of help, advice, recipes and much much more, see here for more.
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