SUSTAINABILITY AND SEAFOOD GUIDES
The Fish Shoppe only provides our customers with sustainable seafood. We understand our customers do their own research on sustainability, and often use seafood guides to help them make sustainable choices. However, when purchasing seafood with us, we take out that hard work – and cross reference all our fish with the Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC), the Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA) and the Australian Bureau of Agriculture and Resource Economics and Sciences (ABARES) who manage and monitor the fisheries to ensure fish for the future.
We know that the Australian Marine Conservation Society (AMCS) has updated its sustainable seafood guide for Australian seafood. The AMCS assessment is at odds with not only AFMA’s science based assessment of Commonwealth managed fisheries but also those of the ABARES, the Marine Stewardship Council and the Status of Australian Fish Stocks (administered by the Fisheries Research & Development Corporation).
It is also disappointing that AMCS appears not to have considered the broader implications of its rankings on Australian consumers by leaving them with limited opportunity to purchase Australian seafood in the ‘better’ category. Seafood is a healthy food choice and has a relatively low carbon footprint (compared other animal protein sources) and most importantly SUSTAINABLE!
At The Fish Shoppe, we encourage you to ask about our seafood, is it sustainable? Where was it sourced from? We have the knowledge and the understanding of fisheries management and seafood production to answer any of your questions.
Don’t rely on the guides alone to make your choice, speak with Josh, Renee or Ciara at the counter!
We know that the Australian Marine Conservation Society (AMCS) has updated its sustainable seafood guide for Australian seafood. The AMCS assessment is at odds with not only AFMA’s science based assessment of Commonwealth managed fisheries but also those of the ABARES, the Marine Stewardship Council and the Status of Australian Fish Stocks (administered by the Fisheries Research & Development Corporation).
It is also disappointing that AMCS appears not to have considered the broader implications of its rankings on Australian consumers by leaving them with limited opportunity to purchase Australian seafood in the ‘better’ category. Seafood is a healthy food choice and has a relatively low carbon footprint (compared other animal protein sources) and most importantly SUSTAINABLE!
At The Fish Shoppe, we encourage you to ask about our seafood, is it sustainable? Where was it sourced from? We have the knowledge and the understanding of fisheries management and seafood production to answer any of your questions.
Don’t rely on the guides alone to make your choice, speak with Josh, Renee or Ciara at the counter!
jp@thefishshoppe.com.au
ethically sourced quality seafood
SEASONALSelling only the freshest seafood from Australia and New Zealand
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TRACEABLEKnowing where your seafood is from and who caught it
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TASTELoving what we do - we only sell fish that we would eat ourselves
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