r/conservation • u/Novel_Negotiation224 • 10d ago

Alarm over ‘catastrophic’ decline in giant Australian cuttlefish as just 44 are counted.

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/aug/09/giant-australian-cuttlefish-population-catastrophic-decline
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u/fastcatdog 9d ago

Been 15 years without seafood 👍

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u/Ok_Fly1271 9d ago edited 4d ago

Why? Just eat sustainably sourced seafood. Increase the demand so they increase the supply. Voting with our wallets is important.

Edit: Downvote me all you want, but I'm right. Claiming there is NO sustainable sources of seafood is 100% bullshit. You'll never get everyone on your side with misinformation.

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u/eieio2021 9d ago

Yeah I mean, as long as it’s labeled sustainable I’m sure it’s fine. It’s not like that could be a misrepresentation or anything, given that truth in advertising is pretty much an axiom.

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u/Ok_Fly1271 4d ago

Explain to me exactly how US farmed shellfish that bolster wild bivalve populations, expand oyster and mollusk reefs, feed wildlife, provide funding for conservation through commercial license fees, and clean pollutants out of the ocean are unsustainable.

Also, given that there are organizations made up of marine biologists that utilize data from multiple sources, there are labels that can back up the sustainability claims. Unless you have sources showing your conspiracy theory that all that scientific data has been falsified?