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Resources:

 

 

  • Environmental Defense Fund Seafood Selector Guide

http://seafood.edf.org/about-guide

     Sustainability guide to commercially-sold seafood

 

 

  • Marine Life Series by Mark H

       http://www.dailykos.com/tag/Marine%20Life%20Series#

His series on DailyKos includes articles about different marine species.  There are also some articles on fisheries.  Articles I specifically referenced are:

     "Seafood: Best, Alternative, and Avoid at All Costs,"

     "The History of Oyster Farming,"

     "A Fishery that Works," and

     "DK GreenRoots: Responsible Shrimp Buying."

 

  • Marine Stewardship Council: sustainable seafood certifier

           https://www.msc.org/

    *Seafood Finder app available for Android, helping users to identify MSC labelled products

 

  • Safe Sushi app available for iPhone and Android

This app catagorizes different sushi dishes by level of mercury contamination

 

  • "Save the Oceans, Feed the World!" TED Talk by Jackie Savitz

       http://www.ted.com/talks/jackie_savitz_save_the_oceans_feed_the_world

 

  • The Seafood Watch

       http://www.seafoodwatch.org/

*Seafood Watch app available for iPhone and Android

Gives recommendations for sustainable seafood choices.

 

  • "The Story of Our Seafood" by Marie Dooe - Innovation Hub

       http://blogs.wgbh.org/innovation-hub/2015/1/15/story-our-seafood/

This article covers the "blue revolution," the growth of the aquaculture industry.

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Hi everyone! I'm Erin Chille, a Master's Student in Marine and Evolutionary Biology at the University of Rhode Island. This website is my senior project and my take-action project for the Gold Award.

 

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