Sustainable seafood
Sustainable seafood
Sustainable seafood (pronunciation: /səˈsteɪnəbəl ˈsiːfuːd/) is a term used to describe seafood that is caught or farmed in ways that consider the long-term vitality of harvested species and the well-being of the oceans, as well as the livelihoods of fisheries-dependent communities.
Etymology
The term "sustainable" comes from the Latin sustinere (tenere, to hold; sus, up). The term "seafood" is an English compound formed from the words "sea" and "food".
Related Terms
- Overfishing: The removal of a species of fish from a body of water at a rate that the species cannot replenish, resulting in those species becoming underpopulated in that area.
- Aquaculture: Also known as aquafarming, is the farming of fish, crustaceans, mollusks, aquatic plants, algae, and other organisms.
- Bycatch: The total amount of unwanted or unintentional marine creatures caught by commercial fisheries while fishing for a different species.
- Marine Stewardship Council: An independent non-profit organization which sets a standard for sustainable fishing.
- Fisheries management: Integrated process of information gathering, analysis, planning, consultation, decision-making, allocation of resources and formulation and implementation, with enforcement as necessary, of regulations or rules which govern fisheries activities.
See also
References
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Sustainable seafood
- Wikipedia's article - Sustainable seafood
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