by J. Michael Wheeler
What’s a sushi lover to do? Well help is here in the form of several guides from The Monterey Bay Aquarium, the Environmental Defense Fund, and the Blue Ocean Institute. These guides will help you at the Sushi Bar or at your market’s seafood counter. Shop with the information in these guides to make choices that reduce pressure on strained fish populations and their habitats.
The Environmental Defense Fund (edf.org) has put together the Smart Sushi Guide to help you make sushi choices that are good for you and the ocean. You can download and print out the file at Pocket Sushi Selector [PDF]. You can even download the sushi guide to your mobile phone [PDF].
The Monterey Bay Aquarium suggests that you engage your Sushi chef in a conversation:
At the sushi bar you have a unique opportunity to talk with your chef about the food you're about to eat. Let the chef know that you appreciate seasonal, sustainable seafood choices and that you'd like to explore new flavors.
The Monterey Bay Aquarium also has a downloadable sushi Pocket Guide and even has a site for your mobile phone. Log on to mobile.seafoodwatch.org. I just logged on and learned that I should Avoid Atlantic Halibut, but that Pacific Halibut is a Best Choice and in fact some or all of that fishery is certified as sustainable to the standard of the Marine Stewardship Council (msc.org).
The Blue Ocean Institute (blueocean.org) helps seafood lovers better understand their relationship with the ocean through the seafood they eat. You can download their new Guide to Ocean Friendly Sushi.
So, let’s find some new favorite seafood and love it to life!
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