THREE ideas on how you can help preserve our ocean's health (in addition to supporting your favorite environmental groups) 

Euthynnus alletteratus     False Albacore or Little Tunny  

artwork courtesy of Catherine Armbruster

FIRST ... 

Be informed- read Sylvia Earle's

"The World is Blue - How our Fate and the Ocean's are One"

and

David Helvarg's

"50 Ways to Save the Ocean" 

Earle's book is a readable take on the connect between ocean health and our survival while Helvarg's offers ocean-friendly actions that help to protect our life source.  

SECOND ...

MAKE SMART CHOICES

As consumers, our seafood choices at grocery stores and restaurants greatly impact fish stocks, for better or worse.

The following is a partial list of fish considered at HIGH RISK of commercial depletion. Note: these fish also contain unsafe levels of mercury or PCBs, a health risk.

January 2010

Atlantic bluefin tuna

Atlantic cod & imported Pacific

Atlantic halibut, flounder, sole

Chilean sea bass

Salmon - farmed

Orange roughy

Grouper

Sharks

Shrimp - imported

For a complete list visit

Blue Ocean Institute 

http://www.blueocean.org/seafood/

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 Also at RISK are:

North Atlantic swordfish

Albacore, bigeye and yellowfin tuna

Atlantic flounder

Rockfish - west coast

Monkfish

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BEST CHOICES January 2010:

Seafood Watch Pocket Guide

http://www.montereybayaquarium.org

THIRD...

Do not litter - Recycle!

Keep plastic out of the ocean. (More to follow.)

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