Fishphone: Texting Tuna for Sustainability
If you're like me, you've stood puzzled at the fish counter trying to remember which seafarers are sustainably caught, which ones have mercury, and which ones to just plain avoid. Well, ponder no more, the amazing Blue Ocean Institue has developed Fishphone, a cool text-messaging based application that let's you know if your fish of choice is healthy for you and the environment. To learn about the seafood in question simply text 30644 with the message FISH and the name of the fish and they'll text you back with their rating of the fish and suggest alternatives if it doesn't pass mustard.
And if you have a spiffy iPhone or similar device you can visit fishphone.org to view Blue Ocean Institute's comprehensive list of fish formatted for phones.
takepart and help the Monterey Bay Aquarium protect the dwindling population of Bluefin Tuna. And use the Fishphone to make smart seafood selections.
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You can also get a seafood guide on your iPhone that is much faster and easier to use than fishphone. Take a look at Safe Seafood on the App Store.
It will be hard to keep it up to date as we are polluting the ocean at an alarming rate! I would not eat much fish. Hemp is a much safer source of EFA's!! It will clean our air too!!