The Science Of It: Sustainable Sea Food Choices
GAIL WATCHES POSTED EFFECTIVE TOMORROW. THE FOLKS AT THE ORLANDO SCIENCE CENTER ARE CELEBRATING EARTH MONTH, BUT WE CAN’T DO THAT WITHOUT ACKNOWLEDGING THE OCEAN. IT COVERS ABOUT 71% OF THE EARTH’S SURFACE AND WESH 2’S MARQUISE MEDA SHOWING US SOME SUSTAINABLE SEAFOOD PRACTICES TO LIVE BY. IN TODAY’S EDITION OF THE SCIENCE OF IT. WHAT’S HAPPENING YOU GUYS MARQUISE MEDA HERE BACK AT THE ORLANDO SCIENCE CENTER AND ALL THROUGHOUT THE MONTH OF APRIL, WE ARE HIGHLIGHTING CONSERVATION MONTH. GOING FISHING TODAY NOT ONLY FOR GOODIES, BUT ALSO TRYING TO CLEAN UP THE ENVIRONMENT WITH TYLER, WHERE WE GOT GOING ON TODAY. ALL RIGHT, SO THIS IS ONE OF OUR EDUCATION PROGRAMMING HERE AT THE ORLANDO SCIENCE CENTER WHERE WE PROMOTE THE MONTEREY BAY AQUARIUM SEAFOOD WATCH PROGRAM, WHICH HELPS CONSUMERS MAKE SOME SUSTAINABLE SEAFOOD CHOICES. BUT BEFORE WE GO FISHING, THERE IS SOME GARBAGE IN OUR OCEAN. NOT ONLY IS THAT HARMFUL FOR MARINE LIFE, BUT IT CAN END UP IN OUR DIET IF WE’RE NOT CAREFUL. OKAY, SO LET’S GO AHEAD AND TAKE THIS NET HERE, PUT DOWN OUR FISHING POLES FOR A MOMENT. THERE WE GO. AND TAKE THE TIME TO CLEAN UP OUR OCEANS. SO I’M GOING TO HAND THIS OFF TO YOU. ALL RIGHT. AND WE’RE GONNA HAVE TO SORT OUT THIS GARBAGE. SO STUFF WE’RE GONNA THROW IN THE TRASH AND STUFF. WE’RE GONNA THROW IN THE RECYCLING. SO I GOT TWO ITEMS HERE WHERE WE GOT, WE GOT A CAN. OBVIOUSLY WE COULD RECYCLE THAT. VERY GOOD CHOICE. I’LL PASS THAT TO YOU. ALL RIGHT. WE’RE GONNA PUT THIS IN THE RECYCLING BIN. AND WHAT DO WE GOT HERE? SOME STYROFOAM PIECE OF A TUBE. LOOKS LIKE SOMEBODY WENT FLOATING OUT IN THE OCEAN AND LEFT PART OF THAT BEHIND. ALL RIGHT. WHAT DO YOU THINK? WE SHOULD. I THINK THIS SHOULD GO IN HERE. EXCELLENT CHOICE. NOW LET’S FISH. SO WITH US ON OUR FISHING TRIP. I BROUGHT A SEAFOOD WATCH PROGRAMMING CARD. OKAY, OKAY. ON THE BACK WE HAVE THREE SEGMENTS. WE HAVE THE BEST CHOICE. OKAY. WE HAVE SOME GOOD ALTERNATIVES. SOME MAYBE QUESTIONABLE PRACTICES, BUT THEY’RE MUCH BETTER THAN THESE FISH TO AVOID THE SEA LIFE. THAT IF WE TAKE THEM OUT OF THE OCEAN, WE’RE GOING TO BE SIGNIFICANTLY HARMING THE ENVIRONMENT. SO THE GUIDE IS ALSO COLOR CODED AS WELL. YES, IT’S COLOR CODED. AND IF YOU DON’T HAVE A PHYSICAL CARD WITH YOU, THEY HAVE A WEBSITE. OKAY, THERE’S A QR CODE ON THERE YOU CAN SCAN OR YOU CAN JUST LOOK UP MONTEREY BAY AQUARIUM SEAFOOD WATCH. IT’LL TAKE YOU RIGHT THERE. SWEET. LET’S CAST THESE LINES AND GET THE FISHING. ALL RIGHT. YOU FIRST. OOH. GOT SOMETHING HERE. ALL RIGHT. BIG CATCH. WHAT DO WE FIND? SO THIS IS AN ORANGE ROUGHY. ALL RIGHT. ORANGE ROUGHY. LET’S CHECK THE LIST. SO THIS ONE SAYS AVOID, AVOID. SHOULD I DO WITH THIS. WE SHOULD TAKE IT OFF OUR LINE AND THROW IT BACK OUT IN THE OCEAN. ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT. LET’S SEE WHAT WE GOT HERE. SO THIS IS CALLED THE SWORDFISH FROM THE US. LET’S SEE IF IT’S ON THE LIST. SO WE DO HAVE SWORDFISH FROM THE US UNDER BEST CHOICE. LET’S GO AHEAD AND SAVE THIS PUPPY FOR LATER. AWESOME. IT’S REALLY IMPORTANT FOR BOTH YOUR SAKE AND ALSO THE ENVIRONMENT’S SAKE. WE WANT TO HELP OUT THESE ANIMALS. WE’RE GOING TO TAKE THAT EXTRA TIME. WE’RE GOING TO TAKE THAT EXTRA EFFORT TO MAKE SURE WE’RE GETTING SUSTAINABLE SEAFOOD. OKAY, GREAT TO KNOW AND OBVIOUSLY A GREAT TIME FISHING AS WELL. SO YES, I’M LOOKING FORWARD TO DINNER. THANK YOU. WELL, ALL THROUGHOUT THE MONTH OF APRIL IT IS CONSERVATION MONTH AT THE ORLANDO SCIENCE CENTER. NOT ONLY COULD YOU BOB FOR FISH, FIND SOME BEST CHOICES TO EAT, BUT YOU CAN LEARN MORE ABOUT PROTECTING YOUR ENVIRONMENT. AND I CANNOT WAIT TO SEE YOU GUYS ALL HERE. SEE YOU SOON. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE WHAT OTHER COOL STUFF IS HAPPENING OVER
