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The Outlaw Ocean Project Exposes China’s Use Of Forced Uyghur Labour To Supply UK Seafood Industry

DeSmogBlog

Britain is facing calls to impose import controls on China after an investigation revealed that supermarkets are sourcing seafood from companies exploiting forced labour by minority Uyghurs. With its domestic fishing industry in long-term decline , the UK imports more than 80 percent of its seafood.

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'Concerning': Mackerel taken off sustainable seafood menu amid overfishing concerns

Business Green

That is the headline recommendation from the non-profit's latest ‘ Good Fish Guide ' today, which uses a traffic light system to help consumers and businesses make sustainable seafood choices depending on how or where a species is caught or farmed and covers all seafood sold or produced in the UK.

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Why investors are putting biodiversity on the balance sheet

GreenBiz

Bank of Ayudhya, Mizuho Bank and MUFG Bank last month syndicated a $400 sustainability-linked syndicated loan for Thai Union, one of the world’s largest seafood companies, which was two times oversubscribed. Abundant research revealing just the urgency and existential nature of the biodiversity crisis has heightened awareness.

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Ocean-dumping for Fukushima wastewater: Japan’s complex decision remains contentious

Envirotec Magazine

An IAEA mission leader inspects tanks containing contaminated water on the site in 2015 (image credit: IAEA Imagebank , CC BY-SA 2.0 Japan has ended years of speculation over the fate of radioactive wastewater stored in tanks at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant since the 2011 disaster.

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How Everyday Technology Helps You to Live a Greener Lifestyle

Living Green Technology

Image via Pexels According to the Climate.gov , 2015 through 2018 were the four warmest years on record—a major indicator that our planet’s average surface temperature is increasing with each passing year. Moreover, mobile apps such as GoodGuide help you to purchase sustainable foods and greener household items for you and your family.

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Gulf shrimpers fight for their livelihoods in a fertilizer-fueled dead zone

Grist

Dean Blanchard Seafood, headquartered on the barrier island of Grand Isle in the Mississippi River Delta, is one of the largest shrimp suppliers in the United States. Dean Blanchard Seafood took a hit, and Blanchard later told a reporter that he estimated his business was worth 15 percent of what it was before the spill.

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A contamination conundrum

Envirotec Magazine

An IAEA mission leader inspects tanks containing contaminated water on the site in 2015. Also speaking to The Guardian, Geraldine Thomas, a molecular pathology specialist and radiation expert at Imperial College London, suggested there was no risk to health or seafood from either tritium or carbon-14.