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Do you know which fish you should buy and which you should avoid?
Here is a report from the Guardian's environment section about sustainable seafood.
First, before reading, find out what these fish are:
Now, read the article and then answer these questions:Here is a report from the Guardian's environment section about sustainable seafood.
First, before reading, find out what these fish are:
- Salmon (Atlantic)
- Mackerel
- Whiting
- Cod (Atlantic)
- Plaice (European)
- Halibut (Atlantic)
- Dover/Common Sole
- Mediterranean Tuna (Albacore)
- Scampi
- Sea Bass (European)
- Turbot
- Lobster (European)
- Crab (Edible)
1) What is the MCS?
2) Why does it tells us not to eat wild-caught salmon?
3) Which fish are back on the 'Fish to eat' list?
4) True or false: all cod can be eaten?
5) Where is the most sustainable crab from?
Answers below!
ANSWERS!
1) Marine Conservation Society
2) Because of depleted stock due to over-fishing
3) Mackerel, herring and halibut
4) False - only cod from the north-east Arctic, east Baltic and Iceland
5) The Western Channel and the Celtic Sea
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