Fish and the environment

So eating healthy is good for you. But what about the environment? According to a recent report published in the journal Science, most of the world's seafood stocks will be depleted by the year 2048 if human consumption continues at its current rate.
Eating fish, or rather fish oil has many positive effects on ones health:

Benefits of Fish Oil:Extensive scientific research has concluded that Omega 3 fish oil health benefits include:

1) Lowering LDL (bad) cholesterol levels in the body.
2) Stopping the buildup of fatty deposits (triglycerides) in the arteries.
3) Increasing the body's HDL (good) cholesterol levels.
4) Reducing inflammation in the blood.

Fish oil has also been used to treat conditions such as depression, eczema, IBD, macular degeneration and arthritis. Fish oil benefits the heart significantly, as well as the rest of the body.

But what now? Do we just stop eating fish so that our children and their children will be able to have fish in the oceans?

Not exactly. There are still many types of fish and shell fish we can still eat, what it mainly depends on is the form that the fish is caught. Certain methods can be detrimental to other species which can offset the fragile ecological system.

How do we know which fish is ok?

The people over at Seachoice (a comprehensive seafood markets program with the primary goal of realizing sustainable fisheries in Canada and abroad) have made a list of fish which we can eat worry free, fish which we should keep an eye on, and types which should be avoided.

You can find the list Here