Wednesday, March 03, 2010

endangered sushi/fish!

So, Monterey Bay Aquarium does a great website on endangered fish... so initially i figured that scavenger fish like shrimp were not endangered and not a problem, but apprently it's not just overfishing that's an issue, but the method of fishing. So apparently the fishing practice of shrimp trawling accidentally catches and kills animals like turtles, sharks, etc in the process... also farmed fish (other than not being healthy for you because most often the fish are treated with antibiotics because of the crowded conditions and disease problems... apparently these farms produce alot of polution as well...)

Good news is that as a general rule, the U.S. has strict fishing standards, so if at the very least you find out if the fish is imported or from the states you can feel some added assurance that it may be a little less harmful for the ecosystem.

So I was really excited to see that wild alaskan salmon is on the "best choice"/green list and is OK to eat.. YAY for me cuz i love salmon!
Others that are OK: US shrimp/ebi (avoid imported shrimp), scallops are good, imitation crab is OK, blue/king/snow/dungeness crab is good, albacore tuna from US is good, squid good, uni (california & canada), striped bass, lobster (mexico, US), mahi mahi (us), tilapia (US or centr amer), white seabass, whitefish (lake)

Other things that I"m not particularly interested in, but you may be: Pacific sole is ok (but not sole from other areas), us farmed abalone, us farmed catfish, caviar (us), clams, pacific halibut, farmed mussels, oysters, sardines

tuna/toro (yellowfin, blue fin, & bigeye) and cod had alot of specifics about some to avoid and some that are OK, so you'll wanna check the guide

Avoid: yellowtail, farmed salmon, freshwater eel/unagi, uni (maine), chilean bass, farmed salmon, shark,

Heres the website if you wanna search for specific fish:
http://www.montereybayaquarium.org/cr/seafoodwatch.aspx

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