Seafood Choice Initiative

Hong Kong was once a fishing village with a booming fishing industry, however our demand for seafood has continued to grow since then. According to the FAO 447,441 tonnes of seafood were consumed in Hong Kong in 2007 which averages out to 64.4 kg of seafood per person in that year alone. This was about 3.8 times higher than the global average (17.1 kg per capita) and double the per capita consumption in mainland China. Hong Kong is now the second largest per capita consumer of seafood in Asia, and the eleventh largest in the world.
/ ©: Michel Gunther / WWF-Canon
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© Michel Gunther / WWF-Canon

About Seafood Choice Initiative

WWF launched the Seafood Choice Initiative in 2001 as a response to the depletion of marine resources and the fisheries crisis worldwide. While Hong Kong continues to enjoy a seemingly endless supply of seafood from all over the world, few of us are aware of the effects our gargantuan appetite for seafood is having on the marine environment. Therefore, in 2007 WWF Hong Kong joined this global initiative with the following objectives:
  1. To provide credible information on the environmental impact of consuming seafood commonly available in Hong Kong and South China;
  2. To encourage consumers and the seafood industry to behave in favour of sustainable consumption; and
  3. To promote the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC). The MSC is an independent, non-profit global organisation that certifies fisheries using sustainable practices.

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References

FAO. 2010. FAO Yearbook Fishery and Aquaculture Statistics 2008. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Italy. 

FAO. 2010. The State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture 2010. FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Department, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Italy. 

WWF. 2011. Hong Kong Ecological Footprint Report 2010. WWF-Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
 

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