Stop predicted 2048 seafood extinction - Get your Seafood Watch card through the El Paso Zoo

 

Can you imagine never eating a borderland favorite - shrimp cocktail ever again? What about fried calamari? According to a new international study, if fishing continues at its current rate, every seafood species currently fished, including shrimp, sea bass and calamari, will disappear by 2048.

The study is seen in the journal Science that was released on Friday, November 3rd, 2006. It's news that is reeling in much attention because it will affect everyone who enjoys eating fish or to going to beach. Not only will we possibly see the world's fisheries collapse by 2048, but this also affects the marine food chain. Only one percent of all the world's oceans are protected, but if we act right away and make some changes, there is hope the fish populations will recover. Experts say there needs to be more marine-protected areas and stricter guidelines for fishing certain key species. What can consumers do? You can download a seafood watch card though the El Paso Zoo website's Take Action page and make fish friendly choices when you visit the market for your next seafood meal.

The Zoo's website is: www.elpasozoo.org. See the "Take Action" section in the pull down menu for more information and to print out your own seafood watch sheet.