Saving the Seas

Following my earlier rant about the Australian Marine Conservation Society (note the lack of a link to their site) I decided to check other websites that aim to help save our seas from overfishing. The Aussie site has a publication that informs us which fish we should and should not eat - that is great news. However, they sell the information rather than make it available for free - that is not a good idea. Make the information free, get a wider audience and save more fish. Simple, innit?

What do others do?

In Britain The Marine Conservation Society publishes for free lists of fish to eat and fish to avoid. Free. Good work, hence the MCSUK get a link.

Over the Atlantic the Blue Ocean Institute do likewise, hence their link.

So the information is out there and you can make an informed decision. I think I'll ask the Aussie mob why they want our money. Maybe I am alone in wanting just the information, not a book made of trees delivered by someone burning oil.

After a more thorough browse things start looking worse for the Aussies. They have links to both the MCSUK and Moteray Bay Aquarium site, both of which have excellent free guides. So why not tell us? Why not highlight where we can go - right now - to get the important information? Dear oh dear, it looks like the Australian Marine Conservation Society is more keen on taking money from our wallets than helping us take fewer fish from our oceans.