Let them eat hake
June 11, 2007
Posted in Food
Sea Harvest frozen hake fillets have been certified by the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) as a sustainable fish product. The company, which is based in Saldanha Bay on South Africa’s west coast, can now display the MSC’s blue eco-label on their products.
The MSC is an independent non-profit organisation founded in 1997 to find a solution to the problem of overfishing. It has developed an environmental standard for well-managed and sustainable fisheries. For a list of fisheries that are MSC certified go to the MSC’s website.
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Good food guide for fish lovers
June 11, 2007
Posted in Food
South African seafood lovers who want to be ecofriendly have never had it so easy. Thanks to the Southern African Sustainable Seafood Initiative (Sassi), information about the types of fish it’s fine to eat and the types that should avoided is just an SMS away, or rather a FishMS.
So, if you’re sitting in a restaurant and you want to make sure the linefish of the day isn’t a vulnerable species, simply text the name of the fish to the number 079-499-8795. You’ll be sent back a message telling you whether the fish’s status is green, orange or red as well as a few words about why.
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