Latest 36 Page Update: Monterey Bay Seafood Watch
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vintageinjune
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Ooof. I mean, I care too, but since we eat seafood so rarely, I tend to get whatever I want and honestly just say a little prayer that those sourcing what I'm eating are being careful/mindful.
As far as remembering all of that.... no one outside the industry does, probably. Maybe there are cheat sheets people can pull up on their phones if they are checking.
As far as remembering all of that.... no one outside the industry does, probably. Maybe there are cheat sheets people can pull up on their phones if they are checking.
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Yes this is a huge problem. Our food sources are poisoned. They are. And it's going to take a lot to fix it. Not in our lifetime is my best bet. I am actually dealing with this issue as I was a pescatarian for a few years. Before that I was vegan and had to switch over because of health issues and veganism can promote inflammation due to lectins, phytates and anti nutrients.
I am a bit unique in that I have a genetic defect that allows me to only detox at 10% of what the average person detoxes. So when I eat something with harmful ingredients I cannot get rid of it easily nor thoroughly. So I cannot be too careful but as Kenny points out what can we safely eat? It seems our food supply (and water supply) is poisoned.
I recently tested positive for Cadmium and Arsenic and in 2018 for Mercury. Due to eating fish like Bluefish (which IMO is not a good alternative because it is filled with mercury along with other larger fish). So I changed the type of fish I eat and mercury is no longer a problem (except for what is already in my body but that is another story) but now Cadmium and Arsenic are new issues. Due to other fish etc. So once again I have overhauled my diet and now am alternating between veganism and pescetarianism. I know there is no perfect solution especially for me given my genetic mutation. So I am doing the best I can with my genetics and that is all I can do. At some point I might say what Kenny wrote above...
But that day has not yet come...I am getting close though lol.
Not funny but terrifying what is happening to our food sources.
I am a bit unique in that I have a genetic defect that allows me to only detox at 10% of what the average person detoxes. So when I eat something with harmful ingredients I cannot get rid of it easily nor thoroughly. So I cannot be too careful but as Kenny points out what can we safely eat? It seems our food supply (and water supply) is poisoned.
I recently tested positive for Cadmium and Arsenic and in 2018 for Mercury. Due to eating fish like Bluefish (which IMO is not a good alternative because it is filled with mercury along with other larger fish). So I changed the type of fish I eat and mercury is no longer a problem (except for what is already in my body but that is another story) but now Cadmium and Arsenic are new issues. Due to other fish etc. So once again I have overhauled my diet and now am alternating between veganism and pescetarianism. I know there is no perfect solution especially for me given my genetic mutation. So I am doing the best I can with my genetics and that is all I can do. At some point I might say what Kenny wrote above...
But that day has not yet come...I am getting close though lol.
Not funny but terrifying what is happening to our food sources.
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This is the complete list. Mind boggling isn't it?
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I haven't indulged in decades, but I LOVE lobster.
Now we are to pick something else.
Seems the nets and lines used to catch lobsters off Maine snag endangered North Atlantic Right Wales.
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Lobster nets and pots have become such a threat to the survival of critically endangered North Atlantic right whales that the crustaceans have been “red-listed” as seafood to avoid by a major fish sustainability guide.
Fewer than 340 of these whales exist today, including only 80 breeding females. The population is estimated to have dwindled by 28% over the past decade.
Seafood Watch, a sustainability guide for consumers and businesses issued by Monterey Bay Aquarium in California, has downgraded Atlantic lobster caught by pot and gillnet fisheries in the whales’ range to “avoid”, its lowest rating.
The new assessment reflects the lack of “timely, effective management” to mitigate “significant risks” of entanglement and promote recovery of the species. The US lobster fishery is worth about $500m (£430m) a year.
Entanglement in the fishing gear used to catch lobster, crab and other species is one of the two leading threats to right whales (the other being ship strikes). The whales’ migration route – from their calving grounds in Florida to feed in Canada – is littered with more than 1m vertical lines from pots and traps, with 622,000 of these in US waters.
When a whale is entangled in fishing gear, the ropes can become embedded in its skin, weighing it down and leaving it unable to swim or feed properly. More than 80% of right whales have been entangled in fishing gear at least once.
www.theguardian.com
Now we are to pick something else.
Seems the nets and lines used to catch lobsters off Maine snag endangered North Atlantic Right Wales.
SNIP
Lobster nets and pots have become such a threat to the survival of critically endangered North Atlantic right whales that the crustaceans have been “red-listed” as seafood to avoid by a major fish sustainability guide.
Fewer than 340 of these whales exist today, including only 80 breeding females. The population is estimated to have dwindled by 28% over the past decade.
Seafood Watch, a sustainability guide for consumers and businesses issued by Monterey Bay Aquarium in California, has downgraded Atlantic lobster caught by pot and gillnet fisheries in the whales’ range to “avoid”, its lowest rating.
The new assessment reflects the lack of “timely, effective management” to mitigate “significant risks” of entanglement and promote recovery of the species. The US lobster fishery is worth about $500m (£430m) a year.
Entanglement in the fishing gear used to catch lobster, crab and other species is one of the two leading threats to right whales (the other being ship strikes). The whales’ migration route – from their calving grounds in Florida to feed in Canada – is littered with more than 1m vertical lines from pots and traps, with 622,000 of these in US waters.
When a whale is entangled in fishing gear, the ropes can become embedded in its skin, weighing it down and leaving it unable to swim or feed properly. More than 80% of right whales have been entangled in fishing gear at least once.
US lobster put on ‘red list’ to protect endangered North Atlantic right whales
The 1m lines from pots used to catch the crustaceans are one of the two main threats to the whales, of which fewer than 340 remain
www.theguardian.com
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Unfortunately sardines are high in cadmium. That’s how I got cadmium in my system.
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I haven't indulged in decades, but I LOVE lobster.
Now we are to pick something else.
Seems the nets and lines used to catch lobsters off Maine snag endangered North Atlantic Right Wales.
SNIP
Lobster nets and pots have become such a threat to the survival of critically endangered North Atlantic right whales that the crustaceans have been “red-listed” as seafood to avoid by a major fish sustainability guide.
Fewer than 340 of these whales exist today, including only 80 breeding females. The population is estimated to have dwindled by 28% over the past decade.
Seafood Watch, a sustainability guide for consumers and businesses issued by Monterey Bay Aquarium in California, has downgraded Atlantic lobster caught by pot and gillnet fisheries in the whales’ range to “avoid”, its lowest rating.
The new assessment reflects the lack of “timely, effective management” to mitigate “significant risks” of entanglement and promote recovery of the species. The US lobster fishery is worth about $500m (£430m) a year.
Entanglement in the fishing gear used to catch lobster, crab and other species is one of the two leading threats to right whales (the other being ship strikes). The whales’ migration route – from their calving grounds in Florida to feed in Canada – is littered with more than 1m vertical lines from pots and traps, with 622,000 of these in US waters.
When a whale is entangled in fishing gear, the ropes can become embedded in its skin, weighing it down and leaving it unable to swim or feed properly. More than 80% of right whales have been entangled in fishing gear at least once.
US lobster put on ‘red list’ to protect endangered North Atlantic right whales
The 1m lines from pots used to catch the crustaceans are one of the two main threats to the whales, of which fewer than 340 remain
Crud. Lobster's my favorite too. Oh well - guess I'll just have to make up for it by eating extra oysters!
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