Rio Olympics to dish up sustainable seafood as part of responsible sourcing drive

Madeleine Cuff
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More than 350,000 portions of seafood will be served to athletes and media during the games from fisheries meeting responsible sourcing guidelines

Olympic athletes at this month's games in Rio will fuel up on sustainable seafood from certified fisheries, in a responsible sourcing drive the Olympic Organising Committee (OOC) claims has encouraged...

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