Amethyst Chiaramonte

Professor Krondl

HMGT 1102

December 5, 2016

Sustainability

The definition of sustainability according to Barton Seaver is the capacity we endure and maintain our supplies of seafood. The reason we need to be “sustainable” is so that we can provide our ecosystem with a replenishing amount of fish, instead of wiping out our oceans. It is important to know that being sustainable does not support the farming of fish. About half of the fresh and frozen consumed is farmed rather than caught wildly. There is a heavy amount of cons that come along with farmed fish with little to none pros.

We would want to source seafood sustainably for many reasons. One of which being: it’s better for our ecosystem. Each day we take about a half of a billion pounds of fish from the ocean. According the the video, it’s not only about how many fish we retrieve, but how we do it. It’s considered unethical the way most fisherman catch these fish. Nets dragging along the seafloor kill these animals homes.

Buying sustainably is a large difference we can make in what is being produced for our markets. If we all chip in and buy local, or support the sustainable consumption of fish, it would help our ecosystem drastically. The first video discusses an app we can use to help us. It gives information on where the fish is from, if it’s farmed or wild, and etcetera. Another suggestion the video mentioned is to ask your supermarket men who work with fish where it’s from, and show them that you care. Showing your care can help change this progressing issue.