With all the unsustainable fishing that's going on and all the depleted fish stocks -- not to mention high levels of mercury -- it's hard for the average consumer to know which fish is good to buy these days, especially during those hectic moments at the supermarket.But now, thanks to the Blue Ocean Institute, all you need is your cell phone.
Yellowfin tuna or albacore? Wild or farm-raised? No problem. Just text FISH and the variety you're wondering about to 30644 and you'll get an instant reply telling you if your choice is good for the planet -- and good for you.
If you've got internet access on your mobile phone, you can also dial up fishphone.org.
No cell phone? Go the old-fashioned route and print out the Environmental Defense Fund's pocket seafood selector and stick it in your wallet.
Happy fishing!
GET INFORMED
- "Sustainable fishing at your fingertips: The best fish to buy? Ask your cell phone" (Scientific American, January 16, 2008)
- Overfishing: How Supermarkets Rate (December 28, 2008)
- Crisis in the Bering Sea (December 3, 2008)
- Big Fish, Little Fish (November 13, 2008)
- Ted Danson's Fight to Prevent A Bluefin Tuna Collapse (September 26, 2008)
- A Six-Step Plan to Save the Oceans from An Extinction Crisis (August 17, 2008)
- Marine Life Bounces Back After Fishing Ban (July 17, 2008)
- US Backs Proposal for Destructive Fishing (June 3, 2008)
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