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Fish not to buy
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[edit] Over fishing
Overfishing occurs when fishing activities reduce fish stocks below an acceptable level. This can occur in any body of water from a pond to the oceans.
[edit] List of fish not to buy
A list of those fish which are being overfished or caught using wasteful or destructive fishing methods.
- Keep these species out of your basket:
[edit] Alternative fish
- Instead try some of these alternative fish.
- You can also Use organic fish farms
[edit] Supermarkets
- Your help in getting supermarkets to sort out their seafood is vital! As a consumer and potential customer, your concerns about what supermarkets sell can really put pressure on supermarket bosses to change their practices.
- In the UK, nearly 90% of seafood sales are made through supermarkets - this places a great deal of responsibility for fishing and how it is conducted firmly at the supermarkets' doors. You can help remind supermarkets of their responsibilities.
- Tell your supermarket to stop selling seafood that is caught using the highly destructive and wasteful fishing method called beam trawling!
- Send a letter to the supermarket you regularly use, or to all of them, and let them know that how concerned you are that such destructive fishing practices should be used to help fill their shelves.
