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So I've tried finding some reliable information on the sources of different meats and the impact of eating different species of fish. As far as meat, I was looking to see what some of my favorite Italian meats were made of, to see if I could feel a little less guilty by eating just the ones from Pork, but for the most part, they all seem to be mixtures between pork, beef, and sometimes chicken, which is disappointing.
I rediscovered one of my favorite old resources from the Monterey Bay Aquarium, which rates different sorts of fish based on the ecological impact of eating them. Click here for the link to the page. It has a general seafood guide as well as a sushi guide and a link to learn how to get the information on an iPhone or iTouch.
I rediscovered one of my favorite old resources from the Monterey Bay Aquarium, which rates different sorts of fish based on the ecological impact of eating them. Click here for the link to the page. It has a general seafood guide as well as a sushi guide and a link to learn how to get the information on an iPhone or iTouch.
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Then, somehow, I tried Tofurky Italian Sausage. One of the most delicious things I have ever tasted. I think they stopped making the spicy one that I was in love with, but there's another kind at Wegman's and Greenstar that's almost as good. It's junk food. But it's delicious. Chop up, saute and eat w pasta and marinara sauce.
I love the fish ranking guides, but I'm afriad it's too hard to sort through: Only eat cod from the Pacific ocean. Salmon is okay as long as it's NOT farmed. But farmed trout is good. Never eat longline tuna. Only eat longline cod. Only eat spiny lobster that is not from the Carribean. NEVER eat shrimp.
Even if someone is dedicated, it's just hard to deal with this information unless you're seriously interested in fish biology and the stories behind the rules (yummmm, PCBs and sea lice!).
What we really need is fishery regulation. A la Iceland: http://www.economist.com/specialreports/displaystory.cfm?story_id=12798518
But as countries are allowed to expand their off-shore ocean territory this year, and as many countries with large fishing industries are very poor, the odds of achieving global responsible fishing aren't great. When we were in Ireland over the summer, a fisherman's strike shut down an entire county for a day when the Lisbon treaty, which would modify fishing law, was up for referendum.
Maybe what we need is a full-out shrimp boycott. And an angry-letter-to-grocery-stores campaign?
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