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Aquaculture becomes a net-positive

GreenBiz

You have to be engaged in aquaculture, you have to be successful in aquaculture, to be successful in seafood. By producing an increasing amount of seafood sustainably as farmers, the industry can help relieve pressure on wild stocks that might currently be overfished commercially. Seaweed is the fastest-growing segment of the industry.

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Volm Companies: Material and Equipment Manufacturer Committed to Waste Reduction

Green Business Bureau

The business offers product solutions for fresh produce, frozen and processed foods, lawn and garden, pet products, outdoor fencing and fabrics, erosion control, landscape, culvert and drainage, and seafood, snacks, sweets, and dairy industries. For this reason, the brand’s green agenda extends beyond waste reduction.

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3 under-the-radar forces in food

GreenBiz

Membership at Crowd Cow , a marketplace for craft meat and seafood, doubled in April alone. They’re also using zero-waste commitments and new packaging technology to aggressively tackle the delivery sector’s waste problems. One solution is to deploy a food waste tracking technology, such as Leanpath.

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Aquaculture becomes a net-positive

AGreenLiving

You have to be engaged in aquaculture, you have to be successful in aquaculture, to be successful in seafood. “By producing an increasing amount of seafood sustainably as farmers, the industry can help relieve pressure on wild stocks that might currently be overfished commercially.

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3 under-the-radar forces in food

AGreenLiving

Membership at Crowd Cow , a marketplace for craft meat and seafood, doubled in April alone. They’re also using zero-waste commitments and new packaging technology to aggressively tackle the delivery sector’s waste problems. One solution is to deploy a food waste tracking technology, such as Leanpath.

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Plastic Pollution’s Impact on Marine Life and Our Role in Conservation

The Environmental Blog

Millions of tons of plastic waste enter the marine environment every year, wreaking havoc on marine ecosystems and the creatures that call them home. This contamination poses a risk to human health as well, as we consume these seafood sources. Improper waste management allows plastic waste to leak from landfills and enter waterways.

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Eating one freshwater fish equals a month of drinking ‘forever chemicals’ water, says US study

Envirotec Magazine

Freshwater fish are an important source of protein for many people, and PFAS contamination threatens those who cannot afford to purchase commercial seafood. Its approach is used to test seafood samples, as well as processed foods. In its 2022 survey of seafood, the FDA found much lower levels of PFAS in seafood from grocery stores.

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