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UEL plays its part in making London world's first 'Sustainable Fish City'

Thursday 2 June 2011

Picture Showing Sustainable Fishing

UEL is proud to have signed up to the Sustainable Fish City pledge, showing that we are working towards serving only sustainable fish on campus.

Sustainable Fish City is an initiative conceived and supportedby an alliance of not-for-profit organisations already working on sustainable seafood issues. The aim is for London to become the first ever Sustainable Fish City, to show what can be done if people and organisations make a concerted effort to change their buying habits.

The majority of the fish sold in UEL cafes is MSC (Marine Stewardship Council) certified. That means that it comes from sustainable stocks, and doesn’t have a negative impact on ocean life. By 2012 the University aims to sell only MSC fish as part of our commitment to environmental sustainability.

Sara Kassam, Energy and Environment Manager, said: “: “People are eating more fish than they used to, anda lotof it is being caught by destructive methods. The world is now seriously at risk of losing some species from our seas forever so it’s really important that a large organisation like UEL is getting behind this initiative.”

For more information on UEL’s environmental initiatives, visit the Green Thing pages of the UEL website, here.

For more information on the Sustainable Fish City initiative click here.

Notes to Editors

The University of East London (UEL) is a global learning community with over 28,000 students from over 120 countries world-wide. Our vision is to achieve recognition, both nationally and internationally, as a successful and inclusive regional university proud of its diversity, committed to new modes of learning which focus on students and enhance their employability, and renowned for our contribution to social, cultural and economic development, especially through our research and scholarship. We have a strong track-record in widening participation and working with industry.

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