Support only industries that support healthy fisheries

Support only industries that support healthy fisheries

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Every time I buy fish at the grtocery store, I check the label to make sure it comes from a healthy fishery.&nbsp; Lists of depleted fish are available online, and a printed list is easy to cary with you to the store.&nbsp; <br /><br />Eating out is harder, many diner owners are uninformed about the status of the fish that they buy.&nbsp; I&#39;ve found the best way&nbsp;find out is to send them a request by postal mail.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br />If your favorite place to eat buys fish that are unsafe, let them know.&nbsp; If they do not change anything and refuse to buy safely harvested fish sometimes the only option is to stop eating there and tell your friends to do the same because consumer support is driving the depletion of the oceans.&nbsp; <br /><br />I have given up my favorite treat sushi because many of the most tasty treats on the sushiboat are overfished.&nbsp; <br /><br />These lists are from 2006 but they are good for a general idea on what to&nbsp;buy:<br /><br /><strong>Safe list:<br /></strong>Arctic char, Spanish mackrel, troll-cought mahimahi, Alaskan salmon and halibut, stone crab, catfish, striped bass and troll-cought albacore tuna<br /><br /><strong>Fish to avoid:<br /></strong>Yellowfin and bigeye tuna (longline cought), Atlantic flounder, sole and cod, grouper, shrimp, skate, monkfish, shark, snapper, Caspian caviar, Chilean seabass, snow, blue and king crab, Pacific flounder and sole, black seabass, Pacific flounder and sole, sea scallops, swordfish, and the American lobster.<br /><br />I try to avoid farm raised fish as well because they eat fishmeal that may not be responsibly harvested.&nbsp; <br /><br />If there is no support for an overfished market it will decline and fish populations have a fighting chance&nbsp;to survive.&nbsp; <br />

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