What is sustainable seafood?
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Malaysians are highly dependent on the ocean – for food, for regulation of the climate, for recreation and for the sustenance of livelihoods of many people. While we may be aware that our fishes are getting smaller, more expensive and in lesser quantities, we have yet to fully comprehend the urgency of the situation. The sustainable seafood movement is riding a wave all over the world. On a global scale it has taken the American and European markets by storm and is fast catching up in Asia, particularly in countries like Hong Kong, Indonesia, Singapore and even Vietnam, which has the first sustainable certified seafood in Southeast Asia, the clam fishery in Ben Tre Province. Simply put, sustainable seafood is seafood that meets the following criteria:
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