Comments | scubawoman: sustainable sushi guide

scubawoman

sustainable sushi guide

Nov 13, 2008 13:19

I know many of my friends are sushi lovers, so I'm posting this for you guys. Its a list of what seafood is sustainable. I've been scuba diving in areas that were over fished, its a sad sight to see. There are plenty of choices on the list that are yummy. It not an extreme, no you must eat twigs and berries kind of thing, its a these types of fish ( Read more... )

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shanzer November 13 2008, 19:01:20 UTC

Interesting. Farm raised salmon is on the avoid list, while wild caught is OK. I prefer wild caught anyway, but if they are farm raised shouldn't it be sustainable? Or are there other issues in play here?

scubawoman November 13 2008, 19:31:51 UTC

A lot of times the farming is very bad for the surrounding environment and the fish itself is bad for you because it is stuffed full of antibiotics and the crap they feed them is bad. (Actually read an article saying that farm raise salmon has more omega6 and less omega3, than the wild stuff; which is high in omega 3 ( ... )

shanzer November 14 2008, 02:16:03 UTC

I was just curious about the sustainability point ...

the_gil_monster November 13 2008, 19:52:47 UTC

"Eel"? Avoid EEL...?

...Doh-WANNA.

scubawoman November 13 2008, 20:26:29 UTC

Yeah that's Brian's favorite too. I think he may ignore that red flag.

Details:
http://www.blueocean.org/seafood/seafood-view?spc_id=191