Grist

AUGUST 27, 2019

There are crusty boatyards and pristine yacht clubs, seedy seafood joints and fancy oyster bars, “my she was yar” schooners and “I’m on a boat” party cruisers. What’s worse, instead of breaking down, plastic breaks into smaller and smaller pieces called microplastics, making it even harder to clean up.

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AGreenLiving

JUNE 8, 2021

Buoyed by the success of red-meat mimics from the likes of Impossible Foods and Beyond Meat, a growing number of companies is angling to capture their share of the early market for animal-free seafood. The nonprofit has named the threatened collapse of fisheries and unmet demand for seafood alternatives as important factors.

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Green Business Bureau

OCTOBER 26, 2022

And even then, the bags only break down to remain as microplastics that accumulate within the food chain. As already mentioned, once in the environment, plastic bags take up to 1,000 years to break down, and when they do break down, the microplastic byproducts remain in the environment and accumulate up the food chain.

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AGreenLiving

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

You have to be engaged in aquaculture, you have to be successful in aquaculture, to be successful in seafood. ” These self-contained operations are designed to address concerns about wastewater discharges in coastal waters, as well as concerns over viruses, parasites and microplastics that plague ocean and coastal operations.

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AGreenLiving

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

Related: Atlantic has 10 times the microplastics previously thought The centralized information also allows organizers to track the amount and types of garbage removed. Plastic in the waterways begins to break down into microplastics, which marine animals ingest. The cycle is toxic.

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AGreenLiving

AUGUST 17, 2021

That process brings microplastics right back to our table inside seafood and field-grown crops. It’s wasteful during production, often has a limited life-cycle in single-use products and ends up in waterways and food supplies. Determined to battle the plastic problem, 4ocean and Poralu Marine have joined forces in the fight.

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Grist

JULY 21, 2022

From large pieces, such as bottles, cups, and even a Smurf action figure, to tiny microplastics — fragments, films, fibers, or foams less than 5 mm long — plastic is one of the most common pollutants this group will find, mirroring what cleanup crews regularly see across the country. We found microplastics everywhere,” Granek says.

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Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 19, 2023

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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Business Green

JANUARY 29, 2020

But some campaigners believe the public debate on greener diets has been too focused on meat and dairy, allowing the seafood industry to swim on in the shadows. The campaign encourages people to ditch all seafood for the month of February and instead adopt "plant-based, sustainable ways of eating".

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DeSmogBlog

JUNE 7, 2024

Their operations pollute the surrounding marine environment with microplastics, antibiotics, and chemicals such as formaldehyde, as contaminated water flows through nets into the open sea. The letter also takes issue with pollution from fish farms. The EU, for one, has invested 1.4

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AFN Sustainable Protein

AUGUST 1, 2019

So are larger meat , dairy and seafood groups. For example, Seafood Analytics provides measurements for quality assurance and safety. Seafood was a big focus as well – we heard from companies like BlueNalu, Shiok Meat, and Finless Foods. Investors are paying attention. And yet the industry still has a long way to go.

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