Entries Tagged as 'sustainable fisheries'
Some weeks ago I asked my local Whole Foods here in the District of Columbia why they weren’t selling two varieties of fish widely touted as “sustainable,” farmed barramundi and Alaskan black cod, also known as sablefish. If what seafood lovers need is more selection of “sustainable” varieties, I figured Whole Foods would be the […]
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Friends recently treated us to dinner at Hank’s Oyster Bar here in the District of Columbia, a twofer for me since I had yet to sit down to a meal at this popular little seafood tavern and there on the menu I discovered black cod, otherwise know as sablefish, a fish I had only heard of (never […]
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As the bluefin tuna season begins in the Mediterranean, the World Wildlife Fund reports tuna of breeding age–meaning four years old or older–could be completely wiped out in three years if current fishing trends continue. “For years people have been asking when the collapse of this fishery will happen, and now we have the answer,” […]
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