June 8 is World Oceans Day, and there’s commotion in the ocean. If we don’t start eating seafood in a sustainable way, the oceans may be out of fish by 2048. Three strikes and you’re trout. Fin-d out what Umbra has to say about what’s on your plate and in the ocean. You’ll want to follow these guidelines hook, line, and sinker.
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Grist Links
* Ask Umbra on tuna and mercury
Surf’s Up for Sustainable Seafood
- Join Oceana to help protect the world’s oceans.
Seafood Guides
- Environmental Defense Fund’s Seafood Selector
For more information about the risks of mercury in fish and shellfish, call the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s food information line toll-free at 1-888-SAFEFOOD or visit the FDA’s Food Safety website If you want more information about mercury levels in the various types of fish, see this page on the FDA website or the EPA website’s page on fish consumption.
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greengoblin Posted 8:52 am
09 Jun 2009
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