Seafood & Fishing Pt. II: Fishy Business - Sustainable Seafood Simplified

Seafood & Fishing Pt. II: Fishy Business - Sustainable Seafood Simplified

 

This is the second and final part of our exploration into seafood, fishing, and oceanic ecosystems. Here, we will explore the most popular seafood choices in the West and examine their sustainability, health implications, and contamination concerns. So, if you enjoy seafood, this episode will impart valuable information. We will also discuss ocean pollution in terms of heavy metals, plastic, sewage runoff, etc. We will also examine what exactly Omega-3 fatty acids are and why our brains and bodies love them.

 

Let's be honest. We're destroying our oceans in more ways than one, but we continue to eat the food that lives in what is essentially the world's garbage dump. What are the implications of this behavior? Don't believe me about the absurdity of the situation we find ourselves in? Listen first and then make your judgment calls... 96% of the world's bluefin tuna are essentially gone. But we don't stop hunting them down. Now, we pay millions of dollars for a single tuna. And that is just one eye-watering statistic... 

 

It's a broken system! Please do yourself and your fellow humans a favor and listen to this episode along with part I. To read the article that accompanies this episode, just head to https://remedialpolymath.com/blogarticles.html

 

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Thank you for your time and attention.

 

"Chapters" of this episode:

 

Introduction: 1:06

Health aspects of Omega-3s & fish overall: 5:28

A look at oceanic pollution: 21:10

The messy situation that is plastic pollution (microplastics, microfibers, and it's prevalence & toxicity) 33:30

The vital differences between wild caught (a resource) fish and farmed fish (a commodity): 1:09:09

Health information, tips, and sustainability of the most popular types of seafood: 1:18:44

Health information, tips, and sustainability of the most popular types of sushi: 1:31:45

Conclusion (what can we do to make things better?!): 1:53:38