Seafood: If it's not one thing, it's another

03/11/09 21:44 Filed in: Seafood
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Mercury levels. Sustainability. Poaching. Wild. Farmed. It isn't just sashimi anymore--it's a decision with ecological, ethical and health-related consequences. The Monterey Bay Aquarium has published a new list to help consumers determine those fish that are both friendly to your diet, and consider the ocean's health, too. So just what fish can you eat? Wild-caught Alaskan Salmon has been tagged as "super green," as have farmed mussels and oysters along with a number of other tasty favorites. Their list is a fresh twist on what may be an old tune, but heeding the list's advice is a great way to get involved in protecting our oceans--and our health.

Here's the story from the Washington Post:

Experts list seafood that's sustainable and extra-nutritious.

Although the average consumer might assume that it's better for the environment to buy wild-caught fish than their cultivated counterparts, that's not always the case. Farmed rainbow trout scored high on the list, along with farmed Arctic char and bay scallops. Shellfish farmed in the ocean actually filter plankton from seawater for food, leaving the ocean cleaner as a result, and unlike species such as salmon, they don't consume other fish. Both oysters and mussels are low in fat, and oysters are high in zinc.

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