Although 97 percent of the earth’s surface water is made up of oceans, humans use only a small percentage of the sea for food. Instead most people, especially those in Western cultures, rely heavily on land-based agriculture for food that result in deforestation, soil degradation, greenhouse gases, and depletion of freshwater supplies. In the August issue of Food Technology maga ine published by the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT), senior editor/writer Toni Tarver writes about…
Ocean holds the key to superior nutrition and sustainability
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