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chillin'Now Playing: Ocean Waves
Topic: Sustainable Seafood
The End of the line from the End of Africa’
Take a look at the header image above .
We are all familiar with the World Wildlife Federation’s Panda? YES . Are you completely clear on the image of three fish in the ‘Traffic light’ sequence? Perhaps I’ll call them ‘Robotic Fish’ for South African readers! SASSI is ‘The South African Sustainable Seafood Initiative’
The significance of this ‘Robotic Fish Symbol’ you may ask? Each Fish represents a category of Sustainability within the Consumers Seafood Guide. 1)Green Best Choice 2)Orange Think Twice 3)Red Don’t Buy.
Finding the pocket guide is simple . Just click on the SASSI link and download here http://www.wwfsassi.co.za/sassicard.pdf
The End of the Line Question & Answer with Charles Clover.
I attended A review of a movie by Charles Clover at the Two Oceans Aquarium in Cape Town and afterwards listened to a question and answer session. I think it would be easy to watch this movie and have a great feeling of negativity but instead I have faith in the human race and especially South Africa ,who have a good record in the field of preservation of Wildlife and the diverse countryside in which we live here in the Western Cape.
Certain factors are in our hands,however large governments today must adopt a much more sustainable seafood policy as described by Charles and his colleagues in this honourable quest to save our planets Sealife .Perhaps man's production of farmed seafood can be a positive with much more research into a less destructive theory which destroys irreplaceable salt marshes and inshore coastal regions.
I'm an engineer who has a love of the oceans handed to me by a father and grandfather who were chief of engine works at Harland & Wolff Belfast. My father would take his three sons rock fishing all over the beautiful Irish Coast,such a different style of fishing than South Africa. None the less in my forty -six years on the planet I noticed a major depletion of the fish from inshore areas ,soley caused by Trawlers and huge factory ships.
A hugely diverse subject that is sustainability of the best resource of nutrition on the planet means the bottom line is the need to push governments into a different stance. We can do a little to start by abiding to the SASSI regulations. Ask questions. How was the seafood caught? is it a sustainable seafood, consult your SASSI pocket guide? If in doubt 'DON'T BUY IT !'
Callum adores everything at the Two Oceans Aquarium Cape Town, yet he is truly in his element when he walks the beaches of the Cape and the Overberg observing the little rock pools,the Whales and even the Penguins of Boulders beach.. Let's not destroy our Eco -System!
"I want my three year old son to grow up and still be able to marvel at the diversity of the Oceans"
Here is a short review of the movie :
