Sustainable Seafood Bloggers Association:
Under the Sea and Onto
Your Plate — Responsibly
July 14, 2014 Something’s fishy.
The most recent data from the Food and Agriculture
Organization (FAO) of the United Nations shows annual world fishery production
of 158 million tons, up an astonishing 345% from
fifty years earlier. Global per capita consumption of seafood has nearly doubled
to 19 kilograms annually in the last 50 years, and by 2050, the population is
expected to balloon to 9 billion. Despite the vital importance of seafood as a
world food supply, there is relatively little conversation outside the scientific, activist and conservation
communities about how to replenish and maintain it. Everyone plays a role in
the health of the oceans, and with more information, can contribute in ways
that accumulate to make a sizeable difference.
Enter the Sustainable Seafood Bloggers Association (SSBA).
Five independent bloggers from the worlds of food, science, culture and
regulation have banded together, each creating weekly blog posts to bring
seafood sustainability into ongoing conversations about food, corporate
responsibility and environmental stewardship. Together, their social media
channels reach roughly 50,000 subscribers, a substantial audience and robust
network for the SSBA to begin its campaign.
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Richard Auffrey
of The
Passionate Foodie is a licensed
attorney in Massachusetts, an award-winning food and drink writer and a sake
educator.
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Holly Henschen
of The Futurist Farmgirl is
a long-time food journalist, nature-lover and former Midwestern farm dweller
who’s written for publications including: The
Wall Street Journal, Barron’s and
Food Manufacturing.
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Tom Siebertz
of Chews-Worthy, formerly of the NOAA’s
Marine Fisheries Service, is a regulatory & food labeling specialist, as
well as a student of food science, business and regulatory affairs.
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Jason Simas
of The Food
Safety Blog is founder
of Grant, Hamilton & Beck communications consultancy and directs social media
communications for the food safety and sustainability life science company
iPura Foods.
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Kerrie Urban
of Urban Foodie Finds
co-founded Blog and Tweet Boston and writes on topics such as organic vs.
natural foods and sustainability, as well as local farmers and small
businesses.
The growing world population taxes water supplies, as well
as the wildlife and food sources that inhabit them. Sustainable practices are
vital to cultivating the seafood that remains and ensuring these creatures
continue viable food sources for years to come. Look forward to cogent
conversations from the Sustainable Seafood Bloggers Association that aim to
integrate this imperative topic of choice into the growing movement toward
responsible food.
Visit the Sustainable Seafood Bloggers Association members
on their respective blogs and on Twitter at #SSBAFish.
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