Eatwisconsinfish.org website relaunches
June 21, 2016
Eatwisconsinfish.org relaunches today. Newly
simplified navigation, bright images and plenty of recipes are in evidence. The
site is part of a Sea Grant initiative that educates consumers about the health
benefits of seafood consumption, and how to evaluate the safety and
sustainability of the seafood they buy.
More than 90 percent of the seafood eaten by
Americans is imported from other countries. Sea Grant launched the Eat
Wisconsin Fish project in 2014 to help consumers learn more about local fish
that are available to purchase in Wisconsin, a state rich in both fishing
heritage and water resources. Generations of families have commercially
harvested Wisconsin waters of Lake Michigan and Lake Superior since the 1830s,
and Wisconsin fish farmers are leaders in aquaponics, cultivating fish and
plants together to efficiently recycle nutrients said project lead Kathy
Schmitt Kline, an education specialist.
The relaunched website has six major areas: fish,
why eating local fish is a healthy and delicious choice that also keeps dollars
in local economies, and providing a detailed list of Wisconsin’s commercially
caught and farm-raised fish; producers, which introduces Wisconsin’s fishermen
and fish farmers; recipes; resources, which offers a seasonal buying guide and
a Wisconsin map indicating where to get the most fresh fish; events; and about
the Eat Wisconsin Fish initiative.
Funding for Eat Wisconsin Fish has been provided by
the Buy Local, Buy Wisconsin grant program from the Wisconsin Department of
Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection and by the National Sea Grant
College Program, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S.
Department of Commerce.
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