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"Which Fish To Eat" List Published

By Matt J. Weiss, September 5, 2008 @ 02:00 AM (EST)

If you plead ignorance next time you order Tiger Prawns or Wild Atlantic Salmon, you will be found guilty. There are no more excuses as The Marine Conservation Society (MCS) has published a list of species that should be avoided for a number of sustainability issues, such as poor stock management or fishing method causes harm to other sea life. The list hit 70 species, and can be accesed at their fishonline website.

MCS also gives altenatives and suggestions as what seafood would be good to eat, such as American hardshell clams and Alaskan Salmon. However, there are many caviots on even the sustainable species. For instance, Common Mussels should be rope grown or hand haversted as to not disturbe the sediment.  Unfortunetly, these are the kind of questions we must ask our restuarants and super markets. Many times, however, the answer to whether the mussels are rope grown or hand haversted is-"huh." 

Also, how many times do you just order tuna. Well how do you know if thats Albacore tuna, which is virtually the only tuna species that should be consumed. The MCS has put out a call to label the packages of seafood better, and I second it.  

Comments
john ares
May 7, 2009 11:07 PM
john ares wrote:
Polina distributed a newer list at the NYUPS meeting on Tuesday Night. The list is published by The Blue Ocean Institute at:

http://www.blueocean.org/seafood/seafood-search-result?type=all

You can download a PDF of the 2009 version. Seems mostly correct. Balanced, not alarmist.

Seems like we, in our Photographer capacity, should, in a respectful manner, when in exotic locations on land, strive to visit local seafood markets and get photos of the slow growing deep water species such as Chilean Sea Bass, John Dory, or other dinner plate specials that are in decline. Those local markets are, at a minimum, "educational." Small Grouper are still sold in NYC's Union Square.
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