FIRST ... BE PART OF SEA CHANGE   

Let's take audiences to sea and show them why they need to care for the ocean! Let's show them the young swordfish caught before they have time to reproduce, the tons of floating garbage, the thousands of dolphins, birds, turtles and non-targeted fish that die in the name of fishing. And let's introduce them to the fishermen - the hard-working Americans who adapt to ever-changing conditions and risk their lives to get seafood to market.

Please contact us to learn how you can help to preserve the ocean through the raw imagery of film.

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SECOND ...  MAKE SMART CHOICES

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

 Euthynnus alletteratus or Little Tunny False Albacore

(artwork courtesy Catherine Armbruster)

The following is a partial list of fish considered at HIGH RISK of commercial depletion as of January 2010. Note: these fish also contain unsafe levels of mercury or PCBs, a health risk.

 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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BEST CHOICES January 2010:

Seafood Watch Pocket Guide at http://www.montereybayaquarium.org

THIRD...  DO NOT LITTER OR DUMP ANYTHING INTO THE OCEAN - Recycle!

Sea turtle unable to swim and feed - entangled in fishing gear

Photo courtesy of NOAA

"During the 2009 International Coastal Cleanup, 498,818 volunteers picked up 7.4 million pounds of marine debris, in 108 countries and locations around the world and 45 US states and the District of Columbia. Millions of debris items, ranging from cigarette butts to 55-gallon drums and household appliances, contribute to the deterioration of ocean ecosystems and harm humans, wildlife, and coastal economies." Ocean Conservancy  http://www.oceanconservancy.org/site/PageServer?pagename=program_marinedebris_ICCreport 

FOURTH... BE INFORMED... SUPPORT ENVIRONMENTAL GROUPS... 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" 

http://www.bluefront.org/files/50ways.php 

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