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1) Barton Seaver is a chef and conservationist who believes that the food choices we make can directly impact the health of the oceans. 2) He advises eating seafood lower on the food chain that is harvested sustainably, such as mussels, clams, oysters, anchovies, sardines, and herring, while avoiding overfished species like tuna, orange roughy, shark, and swordfish. 3) Seaver dedicates his life to helping people understand humanity's relationship with the natural world through sustainable seafood choices in order to protect vital resources like the air and food the oceans provide.

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1) Barton Seaver is a chef and conservationist who believes that the food choices we make can directly impact the health of the oceans. 2) He advises eating seafood lower on the food chain that is harvested sustainably, such as mussels, clams, oysters, anchovies, sardines, and herring, while avoiding overfished species like tuna, orange roughy, shark, and swordfish. 3) Seaver dedicates his life to helping people understand humanity's relationship with the natural world through sustainable seafood choices in order to protect vital resources like the air and food the oceans provide.

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An Interview with Barton Seaver


Barton Seaver is a chef and conservationist1 who wants our help
A to save the oceans. He believes that the choices we make for dinner
have a direct impact on the ocean’s health. According to Seaver,
individuals can make a big difference by making informed choices.

Q. Should people stop eating seafood?


People should definitely not stop eating seafood altogether. There are
certain species that have been severely overfished and that people should What We
avoid for environmental reasons. But I believe that we can save the oceans
B while continuing to enjoy seafood. For example, some types of seafood, Eat Makes a
such as Alaskan salmon, come from well-managed fisheries. And others,
such as farmed mussels and oysters, actually help to restore declining wild
Difference
populations and clean up polluted waters.

Q. What kind of seafood should people eat? LEVEL

What should they not eat? 4 top preDators

My general advice is to eat fish and shellfish that are low on the food
chain and that can be harvested2 with minimal impact on the environment. ATLANTIC
C Some examples include farmed mussels, clams and oysters, anchovies, BLUEFIN
TUNA
sardines, and herring. People should not eat the bigger fish of the sea, like
tuna, orange roughy, shark, sturgeon, and swordfish.

Q. Why did you choose to dedicate 3 your life to the ocean?


I believe that the next great advance in human knowledge will come not
from new discoveries, but rather from learning how we relate to our natural
D world. Humans are an essential part of nature, yet humans do not have
a very strong relationship with the world around them. I have dedicated
myself to helping people to understand our place on this planet through the
foods that we eat.

Q. Why do you believe people should care about the


health of the oceans?
The health of the oceans is directly linked to the health of people. The
ocean provides most of the air we breathe. It has a big effect on the weather The ocean’s top predators are the
biggest, fastest animals. Some
E that we rely on for crops and food production. It also provides a necessary examples are sharks, tuna, orange
and vital4 diet for billions of people on the planet. So I don’t usually say that roughy, and seals. They mostly eat
I am trying to save the oceans. I prefer to say that I am trying to save the smaller carnivores.
vital things that we rely on the ocean for.

1
A conservationist is someone who works to protect the environment.
orANGe
2
When you harvest something, such as a crop or other type of food,
roUGhy
you gather it in.
3
When you dedicate yourself to something, you give it a lot of time and
effort because you think it is important. ATlANTIC
4
Something that is vital is very important. SAlMoN

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