September 22, 2014 — The following was released by the Gulf Seafood Institute:
Lack of funding of government agencies monitoring fish catches is one of the biggest challenges to sustainability of the seafood industry according to an international industry panel that included the Gulf Seafood Institute’s board member David Krebs. The panel, speaking at the Seafood Expo Asia in Hong Kong, also called for a refocus on fishermen’s livelihoods as well as education of consumers.
Educating seafood consumers about seafood sustainability is important but can only go so far said Krebs, president of Florida, U.S.-based Ariel Seafoods and a board member of the group representing the Gulf of Mexico seafood distribution chain.
“If you don’t have stringent controls you will have overfishing and boom-bust cycles,” he told SeafoodSource.com.
Read the full release from the Gulf Seafood Institute