Fish + Aquaculture

Technology has allowed humans to remove fish from the ocean on a massive scale. There are many environmental consequences of these practices.

More than half the seafood we eat is now raised on aquaculture farms. This 4-minute video explains how to farm seafood the right way, and the wrong way. Done right, aquaculture can be an environmental good. But too many are following the playbook of large-scale industrial animal farming, causing water pollution and wreaking havoc with aquatic biodiversity.

Use this tool to look up your favorite seafood, and learn its environmental impact.

What’s the most sustainable seafood? Learn how catch method, biodiversity, and carbon footprint figure into the equation. Taking into account all three factors, anchovies are the best choice. (Too bad most people don’t like them).

This Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) primer on overfishing describes what it is, its environmental impact, and solutions.