QUIZ: How Much Do You Know About The Fish You're Eating?
In 2009 alone, the United States imported 5.5 billion pounds of edible fishery products, valued at $14.8 billion dollars. That same year, Americans consumed a total of 4.8 billion pounds of seafood.
Which comes out to 15.8 pounds of fish and shellfish per person.
These facts make it abundantly clear: the United States relies heavily upon seafood, and the United States relies heavily upon getting that seafood from shores that are not its own.
The problem with this process is that gaping holes continue
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On Jun 2, 2017
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Over 90% of the seafood consumed in the United States is imported from other countries.
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Where in the seafood import supply chain does fraud occur?
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White Tuna is a commonly mislabeled species that the U.S. imports. What type of fish often gets labeled as White Tuna?
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The U.S. Government has yet to step in and try to stop seafood fraud.
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How many of the 1,700 different seafood species imported into the U.S. does that program actually trace?
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So what are the chances that the seafood you're about to eat has been mislabeled?
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