The seafood we find in our
supermarkets does not grow on trees; it is sought out in every
corner of the world's oceans or raised in aquatic farms that are
increasingly occupying our global shorelines. Industrial fleets are
traveling into deeper, more distant waters, employing state of the
art technology in search of many species that are on the brink of
commercial extinction.
Currently, three-quarters of our commercially valuable fish are
fully exploited or overexploited, and 90 per cent of large,
predatory fish such as tuna and cod are already gone. Aquaculture
has yet to provide a sustainable seafood solution, and in some
cases exacerbates pressure on wild stocks. As the link between the
consumer and the producer, supermarkets have a unique role to play
in ensuring fish for the future.
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