Family & Life Magazine Issue 11 | Page 15

A row of gummy sharks in a fresh fish store get ready to be sliced and sold to consumers. vulnerable to overfishing due to their relatively slow maturity and low rates of reproduction. In 1997, the WWF founded the non-profit organisation, the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC), together with one of the world’s biggest buyers of frozen fish, Unilever, in an effort to “change the way fish are caught, marketed and bought” to ensure that future generations can enjoy seafood as well. Fisheries arou