Wild fish populations are declining due to many factors including overfishing, lack of effective management, and the food choices of a growing world population. According to the Monterey Bay Aquarium Seafood Watch, ninety percent of the world’s fisheries are now fully exploited, over-exploited, or have collapsed. Other harmful effects of fishing—some of which are preventable with modifications to gear—also impact the ocean, including the accidental catch of unwanted species (bycatch) and habitat damage from fishing gear. This doesn’t mean we have to stop eating seafood. There are many sustainable seafood options available. seafoodwatch.org provides information to help make sustainable seafood choices when we shop.
The website below includes information on sustainable fishing, aquaculture, and how to make sustainable choices at the grocery store. They even have an app for your phone so you can look up information while you’re at the store. The website also has a short video about fishing and aquaculture and how it affects oceans. http://www.seafoodwatch.org/consumers
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Drive-through service for purchasing coffee, food, and prescription drugs has become very popular. At certain times of the day, the lines at the drive-through consist of several cars, and it can take 10 minutes or more to complete a purchase. Most people leave the car engine idling while they wait (although some of the newest vehicles now automatically shut off when stopped and then restart). I researched how much gas cars use when idling and came up with numbers ranging from 0.16 gallons/hour to 1 gallon per hour, depending on the age and size of the car. In addition to wasting gas, the idling engine emits the same pollutants as when you are driving.
For those who are sick, handicapped, or have small children in car seats, the drive-through service is very helpful. If you don’t fit those categories, consider parking your car, turning it off, and walking inside. You will save gas, reduce pollution, and give your body a chance to move around a bit. |
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