Elephant ears are thin allowing heat to be released into the air, as they have no sweat glands. Through flapping and fanning its ears the elephant can rapidly lower its body temperature.
Choose your seafood wisely
You can use this wallet-sized sustainable seafood guide whenever you are buying fresh, frozen or tinned fish, choosing something at a restaurant or getting take-away fish and chips. It will help you make sustainable seafood choices so there will be enough fish in the ocean for all the animals that need them for a healthy life.
Click to open and print out your own wallet guide (Colour A4 PDF)
Be an aware consumer – choose your seafood wisely for healthy oceans
Australians love the sea … we want it to be healthy and full of life.
The sea surrounds us, defines us, inspires us, and connects us to the world.
Take action - choose your seafood wisely.
Seafood is part of a healthy diet however, Australia’s fisheries are heavily impacted by the choices we make when we buy seafood.
Australia’s fishing fleet and aquaculture farms are moving towards low impact, responsible fishing to improve ocean health and provide for a sustainable seafood future.
Try something different. Don’t always buy the same seafood, try underused species such as leatherjacket; sand whiting; mullet; calamari; squid; and ocean trout.
Ask questions.
- Is the fish caught locally?
- Is it fresh and in-season?
- Is it a deep-water or long-lived species?
- Is it shark ‘flake’ or ray? Is it a long-lived species?
If the seller doesn’t know the answer, choose another product and ask them to find out more.
Be an aware consumer – locally-caught fresh seafood is best.
Buy local – buy Australian-caught seafood
But avoid deepwater or long-lived species, that are often over-fished, such as:
- Orange Roughy / Sea Perch
- Shark ‘flake’ and Ray
- Southern Bluefin Tuna
- Gemfish (SE Aust)
- Commercial Scallop
- Redfish
- Blue Warehou
- Smooth Oreodory
- Jackass Morwong
Taronga supports ocean life:
- Our dynamic Seal Show educates millions of people about ocean life
- We provide training to help care for wildlife affected by oil spills across the world
- Our wildlife hospital aims to heal and release all injured land and marine animals
- We keep a register of shark attacks for the whole of Australia
- We collaborate with the Australian Marine Mammal Research Centre and Sydney University
- We actively rehabilitate our harbour foreshore and bushland
- Fish bought as food for our marine animals is increasingly sourced from responsible fisheries
You have the power
You have the power to create healthy oceans for seals and other ocean life
- Ask questions when you buy fish
- Buy fresh, local or regional seafood
- Look for this icon on supermarket labels
- Understand the issues so you can make choices for healthy oceans by buying responsible seafood
- Use phosphate-free laundry detergent and fertiliser
- Protect our marine habitat and wildlife from litter and lost recreational fishing line and tackle
Links
There are many groups in Australia working towards healthy oceans. Visit these websites to find out more:
