Profiles In Fishing
Meet Megan Westmeyer
Sustainable Seafood Initiative Coordinator, South Carolina Aquarium
Sustainable means that we use our natural resources in such a way that those resources will still be available for future generations. By our mere presence on the earth, our population has an impact on the environment. As responsible stewards of the earth I believe we have an obligation to minimize that impact.
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Profiles In Fishing
Meet Kathi Lefebvre
NOAA Fisheries Scientist
In terms of fisheries management, sustainability means utilizing the ocean's natural resources in a way that protects the environment and maintains healthy productive marine communities. In order for fisheries to be sustainable, we must balance our resource use with the natural productivity of the marine ecosystem. Simply put, we cannot take more from the system than can be naturally replenished and our activities must promote the continued health of the marine environment.
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Profiles In Fishing
Meet Monty Berg
Supervisory Consumer Safety Officer, NOAA
As an inspector of fishery products, to me sustainable means the restoration of species that we have seen in decline for many years. During my career of 31 years, I have observed the decline of the resources available to the public at a level that has been quite disturbing. >> read more
Profiles In Fishing
Meet Dawn Martin
President, SeaWeb
To paraphrase Aldo Leopold, sustainable means taking resources from the environment only if it does not disturb the "integrity, stability and beauty of the biotic community," and doing so in such a way that our world can naturally replenish itself. All that this planet has to offer has to be maintained to ensure a healthy environment for generations to come. >> read more
Profiles In Fishing
Meet Susan Spicer
Chef, Bayona Restaurant, New Orleans, Louisiana
Sustainability is being far-sighted, with minimal impact on the world's resources - i.e. avoiding overfishing, catching smaller and smaller fish, or farming fish in a way that negatively affects their surroundings and/or wild counterparts (or other wildlife - or humans). >> read more
Profiles In Fishing
Meet Bob Rheault
Aquaculturist and President of East Coast Shellfish Growers
To me producing "sustainably" means being able to do what I do (farm oysters) knowing that I am not impairing the ability of future generations to enjoy a clean and healthy marine environment. >> read more
Profiles In Fishing
Meet Timothy W. Thomas
Fishing Master - F/T Northern Jaeger
Sustainable means ongoing healthy resources and habitat for generation after generation. A commitment to sustainability will guarantee to the best of our abilities the opportunity for all coastal communities to continue a legacy of a life in balance with our oceans. >> read more
Profiles In Fishing
Meet Larry Jennings
Recreational Angler
On the surface, it's simply harvesting no more fish than that particular species can replace when it next spawns. >> read more
Profiles In Fishing
Meet Sam King
Chief Executive Officer of King’s Seafood Company
The concept of sustainability is at risk of turning from "green" to beige: becoming bland and all things for all people. Everybody wants it, whatever "it" may be. "Natural"? "Organic"? "Nice." In its simplest sense, the word "sustainable" describes a practice or policy that maintains the conditions on which it depends. >> read more
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