RE: pollock from alaska / overfishing

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--- Kroyer <skroyer@...> wrote:

> I'm starting to

> lean away from eating fish. Too many wild-caught

> are severely overfished.

, I feel the same way. I think that the vast

majority of fishing areas are not being responsibly

managed. Fish and shrimp farming has become a

disaster both ecologically and in terms of the quality

of the meat produced. We would very much like to grow

our own freshwater seafood, probably tilapia and

freshwater shrimp, in the pond we'll be putting in

within the next few years, but I need more information

on how to do so in a manner that will imitate as

closely as possible the natural diet of those species.

I avoid buying farmed fish and shrimp, and I also

cannot feel good about buying wild-caught based on

what I've read about the declining populations in

fishing areas. The only area I recall hearing good

things about is Maine, with the way the lobster is

managed, but lobster doesn't fit into my budget on a

regular basis (and yes, I know shellfish and

freshwater fish don't have all the same benefits of

saltwater fish from cold, deep waters).

Aubin

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Aubin wrote:

> , I feel the same way. I think that the vast

> majority of fishing areas are not being responsibly

> managed.

> ...

Hi Aubin,

I just found this website on the issue of sustainable fishing:

http://www.seafoodchoices.com/

Check out their SeaSense Database link in the lower left of the page. They

have a list (by no means exhaustive) of some of the major types of fish.

Each one has an associated article with information about the fish and how

well it's being managed. They also list whether various environmental watch

groups recommend it as a food based on the population size. There are

apparently still some that are good...including some that are also good

choices from a standpoint of omega 3s -- like herring.