Check for the Checkmark - Just as there are certification programs to monitor the production of organic produce and meats, there is also a program that determines whether the seafood that reaches our markets has been harvested in a sustainable, environmentally sound manner. The Marine Stewardship Council monitors fisheries worldwide and allows those that meet their standards of environmental responsibility to display their blue ecolabel. Buying seafood that has the MSC label is the best way for us to know that we aren't contributing to the global environmental problem of overfishing, so look for it when you shop, and make sure your fishmonger knows that you will only buy products that carry the blue checkmark. 

 

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