New York : Go Fish - Seafood Awareness

WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY

Special Edition Seafood Wallet Card

Your choices can help make our oceans healthy again.

Consumer demand has driven some fish populations to their lowest levels ever. But you can be part of the solution.  You can choose seafoods from healthy, thriving fisheries.

Which fish you buy at the market and off the menu will determine the future of our oceans. You have the power to protect our marine life.

Carry our card in your wallet or download it to your Palm or Pocket PC.  Consult it when you go to restaurants or grocery stores with fish on your mind.

Selections on this card represent the most popular seafoods available in the New York region. Not all seafoods are equal: some carry less environmental impact than others because of differences in their abundance, how they're caught, and how well fishing is managed. The key is to know which species are in good shape and which are not. Our goal is to help you become more familiar with your seafood, so that you're better able to make selections from healthy, thriving sources.  The Fish Scale color bar reflects the state of the fish, roughly in order from green (least problematic) to red (most problematic). If a fish is in good shape—for example, it's abundant, relatively well-managed, or the fishing methods have little effect on habitat and catch few unin-tended creatures—it's ranked green. If there are some concerns about a species' status, fishing methods, or management, it ranks in the yellow. Species with significant problems receive a red designation on our Fish Scale.

For details about each of the selections and rankings on our card, we have a Regional Seafood Card Backgrounder available which can be requested via gofish@wcs.org.

Enjoy, knowing your choices can help heal the seas.