If you have not read the most recent issue of National Geographic (it has a dead fish in a net on the cover), you must make the time to read the cover article. A very disturbing and wake up call article for me.
Sadly, we clever humans, charged with managing the earth and its resources have apparently nearly succeeded in fishing the ocean out. Our greed, incredible ingenuity, and lack of ability to see future consequences to present actions is amazing. We each make poor choices individually, but as a group, without redemption, these bad choices are devastating. Beyond the fishing out of the oceans, there is the social injustice of richer countries taking fish protein sources from poorer countries. It makes me sick.
I believe in redemption, and also in our power to do good. There is hope for the earth if we just give it a rest. There is hope if we will treat those around the earth as our own.
Read the article. You will view seafood differently. Particularly if you are a sushi lover.
I browsed online, and found this great multimedia presentation that puts things in great perspective, especially the social side.
Also found a guide on what sorts of fish are sustainable, so order wisely.
Hope you enjoy. I wanted to be an oceanographer as a kid, and the health of our oceans remains critical.
28 God blessed them and said to them, "Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth and subdue it. Rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air and over every living creature that moves on the ground." Gen 1:27-28
This is our mandate, "rule over" means to be a righteous steward, not rape the earth. We will give an account to the Almighty for how we carry it out.
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