Is Farm-Raised Seafood Sustainable or Not? (Part 1)
Last year, seafood raised at aquaculture operations, or farms, reached a major milestone. More seafood eaten on this planet now comes from farms than from the wild. As the human population grows, this trend will continue, demanding ecologically responsible aquaculture. In Part 1 of this series, SOP boils down attributes that determine a farm’s sustainability.
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SOP Goes Carbon Neutral!
SOP was asked to participate in an initiative started in Germany called “My blog is carbon neutral”. We are very excited to join the program for two reasons: we are helping the environment; and this give us a perfect opportunity to alert our readers to a potentially disastrous problem called ocean acidification.
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2012 Olympics Aims for Sustainability
The 2012 Olympic organizers have committed to serving only sustainable seafood during the games. Converging in London for the events, athletes and fans are expected to eat 14 million meals including more than 180,000 pounds of seafood. This week the organizers released their Food Vision, a compilation of goals and standards to achieve sustainability.
