How to Be a Conscious Eater

For farmed fish, look for Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC)

certification. Their strict standards minimize the impact of

fish farming on water quality and surrounding habitats and

marine life, require responsible disease management, and

enforce fair wages and good working conditions for work-

ers in the industry, including prohibiting both child labor

and forced labor.

Eat low on the food chain, i.e., small fish.

Speak up! Whether you’re buying fish from a small local

purveyor or big-box supermarket, or ordering it at a fast food

chain or fine-dining restaurant, ask questions about origin,

Seafood Watch rating, wild versus farmed, food safety mea-

sures, and so on. The more seafood buyers are pressured

by consumers for this level of transparency, the more likely

suppliers will feel pressured to meet those demands.

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