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Seafood:
Good for People, Good for the Planet!
Kimberly ThompsonSeafood for the Future/Aquarium of the Pacific
Presentation to
Oldways Supermarket Dietitian SymposiumMarch 19, 2018
Why Seafood?
Top Human Impacts
on the Environment
Energy
Food
More than half of Earth’s the ice-free land is used
to grow our food
70% of our fresh water
2.5 million more people to feedImage Credit: United Nations World Food Program
2% of food supply
70% of the
planet is
ocean
Environmental Performance of
Beef and Salmon
337
112
75
9.8
8.8
2.4
51.5 lbs per capita (US – 2014)
14.5 lbs per capita (US – 2014)
GHG Emissions (t CO2e/t edible protein) Land Use (ha/t edible protein) Fresh Water Use (mᵌ/t edible protein)
How do we feed 2.5 billion more people in
30 years?
How can we increase the seafood supply
without unacceptable impacts?
Aquaculture
FAO 2016
ILLEGAL CHEMICALS FOUND
IN FARMED SHRIMP FROM CHINA
Salmon farming in crisis: “We are seeing a chemical
arms race in the seas”
Aquaculture:
The current state of the science
Kampachi Farms, LLC
NOAA
Santa Barbara MaricultureKampachi Farms, LLC
Feed
Aquaculture:
The current state of the science
Kampachi Farms, LLC
NOAA
Santa Barbara MaricultureKampachi Farms, LLC
FeedWater and
benthic
quality
Aquaculture:
The current state of the science
Kampachi Farms, LLC
NOAA
Santa Barbara MaricultureKampachi Farms, LLC
FeedWater and
benthic
quality
Habitat
Aquaculture:
The current state of the science
Kampachi Farms, LLC
NOAA
Santa Barbara MaricultureKampachi Farms, LLC
FeedWater and
benthic
qualityFish Health
Habitat
Aquaculture:
The current state of the science
Kampachi Farms, LLC
NOAA
Santa Barbara MaricultureKampachi Farms, LLC
FeedWater and
benthic
qualityFish Health
Habitat
Traceability
Aquaculture:
The current state of the science
Kampachi Farms, LLC
NOAA
Santa Barbara MaricultureKampachi Farms, LLC
FeedWater and
benthic
qualityFish Health
Food
Safety
Habitat
Traceability
Aquaculture: The current state of the science
Aquaculture:
The current state of the science
Kampachi Farms, LLC
NOAA
Santa Barbara MaricultureKampachi Farms, LLC
Fran ColinSanta Barbara Mariculture Tuna Harbor Dockside Market
Jonathan MacKay
Hog Island Oyster Company
Kampachi Farms, LLC
TRY SOMETHING
NEW
BUY U.S. SEAFOOD
TRY SOMETHING
NEW
BUY U.S. SEAFOOD
TRY SOMETHING
NEW
LOOK FOR THE LABEL
BUY U.S. SEAFOOD
TRY SOMETHING
NEW
ASK YOUR PROVIDER ABOUT THEIR RESPONSIBLE
SOURCING POLICIES
LOOK FOR THE LABEL
BUY U.S. SEAFOOD
TRY SOMETHING
NEW
ASK YOUR PROVIDER ABOUT THEIR RESPONSIBLE
SOURCING POLICIES
SUPPORT BUSINESSES
THAT HAVE
TRANSPARENT
SOURCING POLICIES
AND ARE WORKING
COLLABORATIVELY
WITH 3RD PARTY
ORGANIZATIONS
LOOK FOR THE LABEL
BUY U.S. SEAFOOD
TRY SOMETHING
NEW
ASK YOUR PROVIDER ABOUT THEIR RESPONSIBLE
SOURCING POLICIES
SUPPORT BUSINESSES
THAT HAVE
TRANSPARENT
SOURCING POLICIES
AND ARE WORKING
COLLABORATIVELY
WITH 3RD PARTY
ORGANIZATIONS
LOOK FOR THE LABEL
GET EDUCATED!
There’s room for everyone at the table
• Shellfish AND finfish
• Small scale AND commercial scale
• Wild AND farmed
• Closed systems AND netpensand cages
• Farmed salmon AND…
