What is FishWise?
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FishWise is a non-profit sustainable seafood consultancy. We partner
with retailers, distributors, and producers of seafood and enable these
businesses to become environmentally responsible
and communicate this information to you, their customers.
Sustainable seafood comes from sources, whether fished or farmed, that can maintain or increase production in the long-term without jeopardizing the structure or function of affected ecosystems.
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FishWise Low Mercury Card: Healthy Seafood for You and the Oceans
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Want to gain the health benefits of eating seafood but concerned about contaminants like mercury and PCBs? Download the FishWise Low Mercury Pocket Card. This is a list of "Best Choice" and "Good Alternative" seafood items ranked by the Monterey Bay Aquarium Seafood Watch Program that are also low in mercury according to Environmental Defense Fund data.
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Seafood Spotlight: Farmed Rainbow Trout
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Farmed Rainbow Trout is not only a green-ranked "Best Choice" item, it has also tested low in mercury and PCBs and is on the FishWise Low Mercury Card.
Producer pa rtner Sunburst Trout Company has been a FishWise partner since 2007. This family-run operation is located deep in the
beautiful hill country of western North Carolina. The trout farmers at
Sunburst offer a myriad of sustainable and delicious trout products,
including fillets, smoked trout, trout caviar, and more. The trout are raised in natural streams, fed diets free of animal byproducts, and their pink color is never from dye and a natural component of their feed.
Ready to try this new & healthy sustainable seafood item?
Click here to download a recipe from Sunburst Trout Company! |
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Take Action to Protect Corals
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Corals are threatened by global warming and ocean  acidification, and their rate of decline is increasing. Unfortunately, a recent proposal to list corals in the CITES (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora) appendix did not pass. One way to help protect corals in the U.S. is to promote strong Endangered Species Act protection for corals, allowing for greater conservation through regulation and mitigation for coral losses. This would also allow greenhouse gas laws to consider the impact of pollution on the corals themselves. To lend your voice to protecting corals, click here.
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 Sincerely,
The FishWise Team
newsletter@fishwise.org
(831) 427-1707
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