FishChoice Sustainable
Seafood Newsletter
March 25, 2016

New FishChoice Affiliate: National Aquarium Seafood Smart
Salmon Seafood Buying Guide Updates
New FishChoice Supplier Member - Seadex LLC
Sustainable Seafood News and Notes

New Affiliate: National Aquarium Seafood Smart

As a conservation organization situated in Baltimore’s Inner Harbor, the National Aquarium is leading change in its own backyard, creating regional networks of Seafood Smart champions and inviting consumers to join us in making sustainable seafood choices. The program collaborates with area chefs, restaurateurs, and businesses to promote responsibly harvested seafood. By taking steps to engage, educate, and empower—from hook to cook and chef to consumer—Seafood Smart is building sustainable seafood solutions within the Chesapeake Bay watershed and beyond. Click he re to read about the programs guiding principles and stay tuned for further developments of the Seafood Smart program.

Salmon Seafood Buying Guide Updates

With the recent updates to U.S. West Coast salmon ratings from Seafood Watch, we have updated the conservation notes section for our buying guides. The conservation categories are: fishery impacts on stock, habitat impacts, bycatch, and management effectiveness.

New FishChoice Supplier Member

Seadex LLC
(Orinda, California)

Seadex LLC is a seafood importer based in Orinda, California specializing in sustainably raised shrimp. Owned and operated by Don Berger, Don believes that his company's green practices that span from its suppliers farming methods, to the packaging they use for their finished product, positively impact the overall quality of their seafood. Seadex’s commitment to sustainability includes its Sustainable Shrimp Initiative. The initiative allows consumers a behind the scenes opportunity to engage the farmers behind their seafood, as well as to bring greater transparency to the “Pond to Fork” process.
FishChoice Supplier Member Profile & Products