First, do no harm....
Is it just me or does everyone hope the choices they make are good ones?
I love seafood – in the past couple of years I’ve become a bit of a nazi about only buying local stuff – but I’ve worried that if I don’t slow down on the Moreton Bay Bugs there might be none left for generations to come…I really like them…
Last night I went to the launch of the commercial fishing industries EMS – that’s their environmental management system – ensuring the security of local fish stocks…forever.
Every day’s a school day, we know that, but last night I learned some really interesting stuff!
Commercial fishermen are violently opposed to the Traveston Dam – that’s because the ocean needs to be flushed and oxygenated by fresh water. Thanks to the drought we’re already experiencing something called hypersalinity in the south east, which is obviously very bad for fish stocks. Damming the Mary River could spell disaster.
It’s been easy to blame professional fisherman for falling fish stocks – but it’s rarely that simple. Our local guys have proved they’re doing everything they can to be sustainable - and I think we should all celebrate by going out and buying fat juicy environmentally sustainable local prawns….
And if you want to find out more about the EMS - check out www.qsia.com.au
I love seafood – in the past couple of years I’ve become a bit of a nazi about only buying local stuff – but I’ve worried that if I don’t slow down on the Moreton Bay Bugs there might be none left for generations to come…I really like them…
Last night I went to the launch of the commercial fishing industries EMS – that’s their environmental management system – ensuring the security of local fish stocks…forever.
Every day’s a school day, we know that, but last night I learned some really interesting stuff!
Commercial fishermen are violently opposed to the Traveston Dam – that’s because the ocean needs to be flushed and oxygenated by fresh water. Thanks to the drought we’re already experiencing something called hypersalinity in the south east, which is obviously very bad for fish stocks. Damming the Mary River could spell disaster.
It’s been easy to blame professional fisherman for falling fish stocks – but it’s rarely that simple. Our local guys have proved they’re doing everything they can to be sustainable - and I think we should all celebrate by going out and buying fat juicy environmentally sustainable local prawns….
And if you want to find out more about the EMS - check out www.qsia.com.au
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