Sustainable sushi
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Sustainable sushi is sushi
from either fished or farmed sources that can maintain or increase production in the future without jeopardizing the ecosystem
s from which it was acquired. The concept of sustainability of sushi ingredients can be further broken down into subgroups of environmental sustainability, economic sustainability and social sustainability
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Sushi
is a Japanese food consisting of cooked vinegared rice combined with other ingredients . Neta and forms of sushi presentation vary, but the ingredient which all sushi have in common is shari...
from either fished or farmed sources that can maintain or increase production in the future without jeopardizing the ecosystem
Ecosystem
An ecosystem is a biological environment consisting of all the organisms living in a particular area, as well as all the nonliving , physical components of the environment with which the organisms interact, such as air, soil, water and sunlight....
s from which it was acquired. The concept of sustainability of sushi ingredients can be further broken down into subgroups of environmental sustainability, economic sustainability and social sustainability
Social sustainability
Social sustainability is one aspect of sustainability or sustainable development. Social sustainability encompasses human rights, labor rights, and corporate governance...
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Advisory lists
See also
- Environmental Defense Fund
- List of seafoods
- Marine Stewardship CouncilMarine Stewardship CouncilThe Marine Stewardship Council is an independent non-profit organization with an ecolabel and fishery certification programme. Fisheries that are assessed and meet the standard can use the MSC blue ecolabel. The MSC mission is to 'reward sustainable fishing practices’...
- One Fish, Two Fish, Crawfish, BluefishOne Fish, Two Fish, Crawfish, BluefishOne Fish, Two Fish, Crawfish, Bluefish: The Smithsonian Sustainable Seafood Cookbook is a collection of seafood recipes specifically chosen for their environmental sustainability. It was written by Carole C. Baldwin and Julie H...
(book) - Sea Fish Industry AuthoritySea Fish Industry AuthorityThe Sea Fish Industry Authority is a United Kingdom non-departmental public body, established in 1981, and charged with working with the UK seafood industry to promote good quality, sustainable seafood. Seafish revised its mission in 2008...
- Seafood Choices AllianceSeafood Choices AllianceThe Seafood Choices Alliance is a program of the nonprofit ocean conservation organization, SeaWeb. It was established in 2001 to bring together the disparate elements and diverse approaches in a growing "seafood choices" movement in the United States and expanded into Europe in 2005...
- Seafood WatchSeafood WatchSeafood Watch is one of the best known sustainable seafood advisory lists, and has influenced similar programs around the world. It is a program designed to raise consumer awareness about the importance of buying seafood from sustainable sources...
- Miya'sMiya'sMiya's Sushi is a sushi restaurant located in the Chapel West neighborhood of downtown New Haven, Connecticut in the United States.-History:...