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  There is no question that this chart, and all the tools Seafood Watch has for people to use, are good things. But making sure your seafood is environmentally friendly, sustainable, free of toxins, etc. takes a lot more work than just consulting this chart or checking a phone app. When these charts first came out I was rather excited, but an article in Conservation Magazine changed all that. Impostor Fish is a great title for the story because mislabeling is just as common in the seafood industry, as overfishing and bycatch are.

  Read it for yourself here: http://www.conservationmagazine.org/articles/v9n4/impostor-fish/

  This means you need to take a lot more initiative in seeing where your seafood comes from. Sourcing seafood is hard, but it's absolutely necessary to know what you are getting. Buying from local sources (oyster farms, small fishing companies and the like), and not restaurants or large grocery stores who can't tell you where your seafood comes from, alleviates this problem somewhat. But regardless, towing the line between wanting a delicious seafood meal and promoting ocean conservaton and biodiversity, is going to take a lot more than handy seafood charts, guides and snazzy looking PDFs. It's a good step, but we got a long way to go.

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