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What's in the Guide? |
Australia's Sustainable Seafood Guide is a compact colour booklet that offers seafood eaters a special insight into the sustainability of over 60 common Australian seafood species. The species are sorted into three main categories:
Say no (red),
Think Twice (orange) and
Better Choice (green).
Each species comes with succinct information about its biology, the fishing gear used to catch or farm it and a list of conservation concerns. |
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Say no
Avoid all species in the red section. The wild fishery species are listed by the Bureau of Rural Sciences (BRS) as 'overfished' or are of significant conservation concern to us. Say no aquaculture species are grown in sea cage aquaculture which adds significant pressure to our wild caught fisheries and coastal ecosystems.
Think Twice
Think twice before choosing species in the orange section. The wild fishery species are heavily targeted, regionally overfished or prone to overfishing. They may also be caught using fishing gear which damages the sea floor or impacts on ocean wildlife. Aquaculture prawns and barramundi are grown in aquaculture farms which have significant conservation challenges to address, particularly the sourcing of feed for the farmed animals. With management improvements these may become the 'better choice' species of the future.
Better Choice
Better choice species may still be of some conservation concern, however we consider that they represent a better seafood choice. The aquaculture species in this section are grown using methods that are relatively benign as long as the scale of the industry remains relatively small.
The sustainability of each species was considered and rated using published scientific information produced by governments and independent scientific bodies. |
| Australia's Sustainable Seafood Guide also takes a look at different fishing methods used in our oceans, and compares the potential impacts of Australia's most widely used types of commercial fishing gear. It examines a range of fishing methods from scallop dredges (which have a very high impact on ocean wildlife and habitats) to squid jigs (which have a relatively low impact). |
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| The Guide also considers aquaculture (fish farming) methods and takes a look at seafood and your health. |
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Buy the Guide
Begin the journey of wise seafood choices today. Buy the Guide online here. |
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Sea FactsEvery year 100 million sharks and related species are caught in global fisheries
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