http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/old/taxonomy/term/6067/0 en http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/story/greenwashing-sustainable-seafood/10151 <div class="field field-type-text field-field-subhead"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> The environmental community rejects the sustainable certification of Nova Scotia longline caught swordfish </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-image"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <img src="http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/sites/mediacoop.ca/files2/mc/imagecache/page450/img-20111017-00734.jpg" alt="" title="Hector the Blue Shark raising awareness on the plight of his species outside the MSC headquarters in London, England (Photo: EAC)" width="450" height="378" class="imagecache imagecache-page450 imagecache-default imagecache-page450_default"/> </div> </div> </div> <p>Sustainable seafood certification announces to consumers that the fish they are buying is caught using ecologically sound practices that ensure the conservation of affected species.</p> <p><a href="http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/story/greenwashing-sustainable-seafood/10151" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/story/greenwashing-sustainable-seafood/10151#comments Palmira Boutillier Environment Food fisheries food security Halifax MSC Environment Halifax News Thu, 08 Mar 2012 03:35:50 +0000 PalBou 10151 at http://halifax.mediacoop.ca