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Volunteer – Be Your Own Sherlock Holmes and Become a Seafood Sleuth

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Photograph of a seafood counter that sells fresh fish

Fresh Seafood

FRESH SEAFOOD?

Anyone enjoying a luxury yacht charter attest to the epicurean delights. In specific, prepared and presented by some of the finest chefs in the world.  From select cuts of beef to freshly-caught seafood.  Only the finest ingredients are used. 

 

ATTENTION TO DETAIL

Unfortunately, the same attention to detail is not always present ashore. In addition, back at home.  This is especially when it comes to mislabeled seafood. 

Photograph of a seafood market

Fresh Seafood


MISLABELING

Recent reports suggest that species may be mislabeled.  Specifically, as much as 25 to 70 percent of the time.  In addition, for commonly swapped species. For instance, red snapper, Atlantic cod, and wild salmon.  Mislabeling not only rips off consumers, but can hurt our oceans as well.

 

THE OCEANS NEED VOLUNTEERS

That’s where you come in. The oceans need you, Sherlock Holmes!

 

OCEANA RECRUITS

Oceana is a celebrity-driven advocacy group. It exists for the protection of our seas.  The group recruits “Seafood Sleuths.”  They need volunteers to identify seafood fraud. 

 

HOW CAN I HELP?

Simply put. Oceana looks for fishy seafood in your area.  They need your help.

Do you have what it takes to be a Seafood Sleuth?

 

WHAT IS SEAFOOD FRAUD?

Seafood fraud covers a number of dirty activities. These skirt the rules and rip us off.  For instance, mislabeling seafood as a totally different fish.  Seafood Sleuths buy seafood from either a grocery store or a restaurant.  They send a small piece of fish back to Oceana.  The Oceana science team works with a lab. In specific, uses DNA to identify the fish species. They then report the results.

 

EARLIER RESULTS

Oceana recently tested seafood in the Boston area. They found 18% of seafood purchased from major grocery store chains mislabeled.  The Boston Globe published a two day story on seafood fraud in New England markets and restaurants.  Their findings revealed 48% of the fish to be mislabeled.

 

WHAT ABOUT YACHT CHARTER INDUSTRY?

You might wonder why this situation is not prevalent in the yacht charter industry.

Purchases of fresh foods for Caribbean yacht charter vessels, for example, superyacht vessels everywhere, lies in the hands of the yacht’s highly-trained onboard chef.  Most chefs personally visit the markets. They select the entire fish. This guarantees they are purchasing exactly the type of fish they want. 

BE A SLEUTH

So here is your opportunity to fight seafood fraud in your hometown.  Sign up to be a Seafood Sleuth TODAY.

 

FIGHT SEAFOOD FRAUD – CONTACT US TODAY

Learn how to fight seafrood fraud.  Contact the 1-800 YACHT CHARTERS mega yacht charter department at https://www.1800yachtcharters.com/book-now-contact-us/

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