Fish stocks around the globe are dwindling. FRIEND OF THE SEA, a project for certification and promotion of sustainable seafood, allows now almost anybody around the world to obtain real-time seafood environmental status information, before purchase.

A scientific panel revealed today that rising global demand for healthy seafood has exceeded wild capture fisheries' ability to provide all fish meals demanded by consumers. Aquaculture -- or the farming of seafood -- is helping to fill the gap between sustainable wild supplies and the public demand for seafood.