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Blogged by Tomas Haflidason working on the European project Chill-On

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Consumer information campaign about sustainable seafood

The age-old dating wisdom that “there are plenty of fish in the sea” is not true when it comes to the scaly and shell-covered creatures swimming in our oceans.

Concerns over depleting our wild fish supply are part of a broader campaign called the sustainable seafood movement, which encourages consumers to be more aware about where their shrimp scampi and spicy tuna rolls come from and the environmental cost required to reach the dinner table.

“Sustainable” is one of those foodie adjectives that rolls off so many tongues these days its meaning may get muddled. But, in general, it means producing food in a way that is not destructive to our planet, and is economically and socially just.

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Rough seas in Iceland

The Chill-on project has been mapping, among other at sea in Iceland. This is not video from the project but can give idea about how rough things can get.