awww emo cat! it's okay. I luv you.
Saturday, July 24, 2010
Monday, July 19, 2010
BTDUBS this is how your SHRIMP is caught
PROBLEM:
Around 84% of the matter that is collected from this fishing activity is discarded as bycatch (Alverson et al 1994). This means that many species that were not targeted by the fishing effort are returned to the sea, often dead or dying from their run in with the fishing nets. Not to mention this method also destroys the network of life on seafloor. This simply spells : o-c-e-a-n d-e-s-t-r-u-c-t-i-o-n
SOLUTION:
Let's be conscious consumers! Based upon the recommendations from the Monterey Bay Aquarium's Seafood Watch Program and the Marine Stewardship Council, it is best to eat Oregon pink shrimp. What makes these shrimp different is that they are fished with a bycatch reduction device (BRD), which helps nontarget species escape from the net.
Avoid imported shrimp. And if there is not an Oregon shrimp to satisfy your hunger, then an acceptable alternative is on caught in the U.S. or Canada.
Although it's a tad awkward to question the specific source of your meal at a restaurant and you are often met with strange looks and a "let me check" it is well worth knowing you are consuming an animal that died with more nobility than those caught with literally tons of bycatch.
Thanks for reading! Now please, go out and do your best!
Take it with you: Seafood Watch iPhone app.
Around 84% of the matter that is collected from this fishing activity is discarded as bycatch (Alverson et al 1994). This means that many species that were not targeted by the fishing effort are returned to the sea, often dead or dying from their run in with the fishing nets. Not to mention this method also destroys the network of life on seafloor. This simply spells : o-c-e-a-n d-e-s-t-r-u-c-t-i-o-n
SOLUTION:
Let's be conscious consumers! Based upon the recommendations from the Monterey Bay Aquarium's Seafood Watch Program and the Marine Stewardship Council, it is best to eat Oregon pink shrimp. What makes these shrimp different is that they are fished with a bycatch reduction device (BRD), which helps nontarget species escape from the net.
Avoid imported shrimp. And if there is not an Oregon shrimp to satisfy your hunger, then an acceptable alternative is on caught in the U.S. or Canada.
Although it's a tad awkward to question the specific source of your meal at a restaurant and you are often met with strange looks and a "let me check" it is well worth knowing you are consuming an animal that died with more nobility than those caught with literally tons of bycatch.
Thanks for reading! Now please, go out and do your best!
Take it with you: Seafood Watch iPhone app.
Thursday, July 15, 2010
LITTER
not the litter of the kitty kind.
POLLUTION is a problem! It's the introduction of unnatural materials to biological systems. It is an act that I cannot understand, as I don't know who else than myself would be responsible for properly disposing of my mess. On March 13, 2010 went up and down my block, 24th and Folsom St. in SF, CA., and I collected all the trash I could see (on both sides of the street). I ended up picking 16.5lbs of trash!! The most notable and irritating items were bottle caps. They get stuck in the soil of planter boxes and can be painful to step on. there were a considerable amount of cigarette butts, and another leader in abundance were plastic food wrappings. Additionally there was a considerable amount of broken glass, which is an item particularly unsettling in an area where kids are allowed freedom. There is a park right down the street and a school on the next block, and this was the most upsetting item for me. The health and appearance of our neighborhoods are the result of a community effort, and this showed there was not a lot of consideration for that among the public.
I thought about increasing participation in cleanup and making this an experiment, to test if the amount of garbage would be the same week after week or in different areas of the city, but alas nothing came of that and I have not gone out to collect garbage since. Hopefully my actions will at least be startling, sixteen pounds of trash is quite a lot.
POLLUTION is a problem! It's the introduction of unnatural materials to biological systems. It is an act that I cannot understand, as I don't know who else than myself would be responsible for properly disposing of my mess. On March 13, 2010 went up and down my block, 24th and Folsom St. in SF, CA., and I collected all the trash I could see (on both sides of the street). I ended up picking 16.5lbs of trash!! The most notable and irritating items were bottle caps. They get stuck in the soil of planter boxes and can be painful to step on. there were a considerable amount of cigarette butts, and another leader in abundance were plastic food wrappings. Additionally there was a considerable amount of broken glass, which is an item particularly unsettling in an area where kids are allowed freedom. There is a park right down the street and a school on the next block, and this was the most upsetting item for me. The health and appearance of our neighborhoods are the result of a community effort, and this showed there was not a lot of consideration for that among the public.
I thought about increasing participation in cleanup and making this an experiment, to test if the amount of garbage would be the same week after week or in different areas of the city, but alas nothing came of that and I have not gone out to collect garbage since. Hopefully my actions will at least be startling, sixteen pounds of trash is quite a lot.
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