I cannot believe an entire year has gone by already!  Today is Earth day and that means that I have successfully completed my year without eating any seafood.  I have to say that it wasn’t difficult at all, at least for me.

I feel that in accomplishing this I have been able to touch a few more people along the way in my mission to promote healthier oceans, fisheries and sustainable seafood.  For the most part, people actually understood my motives even though they themselves would never attempt to remove seafood from their lives even for a week.  However the conversation about sustainability and the truth about some of their favourite catches was eye opening to many and even though most will still choose to have their Ahi tuna at sushi restaurants I can’t help but feel that I  may at least continue to tug on some heart strings somewhere when those people decide to make such an unsustainable choice.

The point is, it is incredibly easy to make better choices when choosing seafood at a restaurant or at home for your family, the public just needs to be more educated and sustainable choices need to be accessible. As our world becomes more aware of our troubled oceans I truly believe that our selfish, destructive fishing practices of the past will become just that…the past.

So today is Earth Day!  How are you going to contribute?  Go with sustainable seafood.  Sustainable seafood products can ensure a better environment and security for ocean life in our future but only if we choose it.  It’s time we all do…and what better day then to start today?