Executive Summary By T. Connors
Eating sustainable seafood is an eco-friendly practice we can all follow each time we get the urge for fish, shrimp and other tasty water-dwellers. Sustainable seafood includes fish from the ocean, rivers, lakes and farmed fish. Most websites grading fish species will rank the species by fishing method, "bycatch" and status of wild populations.
Here's how to find sustainable seafood.
Do an Internet search for "sustainable seafood."
Check the guides frequently for updates. Fish can appear on the list or be deleted.
Call your grocer and ask to speak to the seafood department, or talk to your seafood merchant in person next time you go shopping. Ask what area his fish and seafood come from. Cross-check your seafood guide and see if you can find the sustainable fish you are looking for. Calling ahead of time will save you time and gas if they don't have any sustainable seafood.
call ahead of time to find out what fish and seafood they serve and where it is from.
Let vendors know that you won't buy seafood that isn't sustainable. If enough people do this, seafood sellers will get the idea that they need to switch to sustainable products if they want to stay in business.
Tips & Warnings
- Different guide may have slightly different definitions and levels of sustainability for each fish. Use your best judgement to decide which list works best for you.
- Leave miniature sustainable-seafood guides at restaurants serving fish that may not be sustainable. This may inspire the chef to order fish on the list.
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