Course: WVA 101 Local Food and Cuisine

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Sustainable Seafood Guide

The Shedd Sustainable Seafood Guide is important for students to become both familiar and to use the information as a resource for the student menu project due in week 15. This guide also helps the student to connect the ideas of conservation outlined in the lesson. The resource card familiarizes the student with various species of fish and shellfish that are being overfished verse species that are more sustainable

Conservation and the Right Bite Seafood Wallet Card

The Right Bite wallet card — is a quick reference guide to environmentally friendly seafood. Simply download a Right Bite wallet card, and use it when choosing seafood.

The Right Bite wallet card is color-coded for easy reference. The “Best Choices” list is green. These fisheries are in great shape; the populations are healthy, the catch methods are environmentally friendly, or the farms are well-managed. The yellow fish fall into our “Good Alternatives” list. These seafood choices are doing fairly well, although there are still a few concerns with the fishery. The red “Avoid” list consists of seafood choices that absolutely need a break. These fish are either overfished or are fished in a way that causes bycatch.

Click here to download the Right Bite Seafood Wallet Card provided by the Shedd Aquarium.