Fish Phone helps you choose sustainable seafood
We all have one thing in common, no matter who we are. We all need to eat! If you are trying to choose more organic and sustainable food choices like I am you know that sometimes it just aint easy. You read labels and shop at farmers markets and still sometimes you just are not sure. Fish in particular can be difficult. I love fish I eat it all the time but I know that some species are over fished almost to the point of extinction. And other fish has a bit more mercury that I want to eat on a regular basis. So what to do?
Now you have help from Blue Ocean Institute. The folks at BOI have set up a Fish Phone. What you do is sent a text message to 30644 from your cell or PDA with the word FISH and the name of the fish in question. They will send you back a text with their assessment and a better alternative.
Blue Ocean's Guide to Ocean Friendly Seafood is also available online. Download a copy of the guide to view it anytime.
To read more click HERE.
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Roxanne Kotzman is a Daily News Photo Department veteran of nine years. When she and longtime friend Stacy Long
discovered their love all of all things environmentally responsible, they launched Happy Monkey Planet and jumped head-first into the vibrant eco-community.
Wow, so much to learn! But initially the idea is a pretty simple one: Let's change the world through information, education and action.
Rox & Stacy are a lot like you: ecologically minded but sometimes just plain overwhelmed when charged with the task of making a far-reaching difference in the environment. They have jobs, families, homes, lives and pets.
But what if doing better was a simple as a light-bulb change, a reusable canvas grocery bag, recycling that soda can or a cold-water wash?
These eco-chicks just hope to have a little fun, learn a little more, share a lot of information and maybe make the planet a happier, greener, cleaner place.
Great blog. Another great source for sustainable seafood info is here....
http://www.mbayaq.org/cr/seafoodwatch.asp
from the Monterey Bay Aquarium and no texting fees!
LOVE the Fish Phone!!
Also wanted to let you know that this link in your story isn't working:
"If you want to read another post on this subject click here."
The URL should be:
http://rashguard.wordpress.com/tag/fishphone/
Looks like you've got "http://" in there twice.