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Demystifying the seafood label: Where your seafood actually comes from | Conservation International
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Demystifying the seafood label: Where your seafood actually comes from | Conservation International

Conservation International·@HashtagPLUS·about 1 month ago
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Editor’s note: In the lead up to the U.N. Ocean Conference June 5–9, we’re launching an occasional series called Sea the Future, offering expert insight into the latest oceans news. Today’s topic? The mystery behind seafood labels. The seafood you buy comes from either a fishing business or an aquaculture (fish farming) operation. What you buy has implications for the health of the ocean, the livelihood of the fisher or aquaculture farmer whose catch you did or didn’t buy, the profits of the commercial business or aquaculture operation — even the number of fish we have left in the sea. If that feels overwhelming — all you wanted was some shrimp, right? — you’re not alone. Human Nature sat down with Jack Kittinger, Conservation International’s (CI) senior director of fisheries and aquaculture, to break it all down. Question: How has aquaculture changed over the years? What is aquaculture’s relationship to wild-catch seafood? Answer: I think most people don’t realize a what an important role aquaculture plays.…

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