Saturday, February 8, 2014

MSC launches film 'Sustainable Seas'










The science behind the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) program is explained in the new film 'Sustainable Seas' launched today. The film explores the MSC environmental standards and the measures that fisheries are required to achieve in order to receive MSC certification.

Featuring interviews with scientists, fisheries and environmental organizations the documentary demonstrates how fisheries are evaluated, what certification means for those fisheries and the benefits to the environment.

Case studies from across the globe


Filmed in Southern England, Scotland and South Africa, the ten minute documentary uses animations to explain the MSC sustainability standard, and visits two fisheries which have been through the MSC certification process.

The fisheries featured are SFSAG North Sea haddock which was certified as sustainable by the MSC on 29th October 2010 and South Africa hake, certified as sustainable in April 2004 and re-certified in March 2010.

Focusing on the MSC's environmental standards, the film explores the 'scoring system' which has been developed over the past decade with the help of hundreds of international fisheries and environmental experts. It is comprised of 3 core principles that require:

  1. healthy fish stocks
  2. that the fishery does not jeopardize the supporting ecosystem
  3. that management systems ensure the long-term future of all resources

Why we made the film


David Agnew, MSC Standards director said "The MSC’s view of sustainability involves looking beyond just the quantity of fish caught and the stock’s ability to regenerate. It also requires review of the impact of the fishery on the ecosystem in which the fish live, on other fish that are caught, and on the habitat that is encountered by the fishing gear. We hope that the Sustainable Seas film will demonstrate the MSC environmental standards in an enjoyable and informative way and be an educational tool for scientists, fisheries, policy makers and environmental science students".

https://youtu.be/MCqBbG2deT0

Click on image above to start video.

Monday, February 3, 2014

Preferred Fine Foods

Founded in 2005, Preferred Fine Foods has a passion for high quality hand made products.

 

They take the time and special effort to find or develop those products to make them available to our customers.

 

They are your best resource for ideas that can expand your menu, save time, labor and increase your profitability.

 

They strive to build a strong relationship between Chefs, Distributors and Manufactures to allow for the free flow of creative ideas!

 

Hand crafted unique hors d'oeuvres for the most discriminating of chefs.


Shown below are pictures of a few of our most popular items...

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1.    Spicy Beef Empanada
2.    Beef Wellington Puff
3.    Mini Kobe Cheeseburger
4.    Quince & Manchego Phyllo Star
5.    Chicken Coconut Finger
6.    Chicken Saltimbocca
7.    BBQ Chicken Biscuit
8.    Chicken Marsala Pot Pie
9.    Mac & Cheese Popper with Ham
10.  Cheddar Biscuit w/ Black Forest Ham
11.  Chicken & Cheese Quesadilla
12.  Mini Meatball Parmesian Sandwich
13.  Lobster Cobbler
14.  Wild Mushroom Phyllo
15.  Bella Flora Puff