A Must-Have for Seafood Lovers
The 2010 Smart Seafood Guide is the only current guide that addresses sustainability, food safety and socio-economic impact of different kinds of seafood. Its release comes at a critical time, when the safety of seafood from the Gulf is in question.
All right, seafood lovers… pay attention. Most of you, on average, eat approximately 16 pounds of seafood each year, 4 of which is shrimp. Most of you want safe, sustainable seafood, and you’re probably aware that there are many things to consider.
Consumers need a resource that addresses factors, such as sustainability, food safety, and the socio-economic impact of many different kinds of seafood; the 2010 Smart Seafood Guide will help you navigate those waters.
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The CLEAR Act Loses its Point
This week, Congress is voting on the critically important and extremely timely “Consolidated Land, Energy, and Aquatic Resources Act of 2009,” also called the CLEAR Act. The stated purpose of the act was to promote clean energy while heightening safety standards surrounding offshore drilling and other problematic industries in the Gulf. Unfortunately, several important provisions, which would have furthered these stated goals, were dropped from the bill.
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It takes a sardine to raise a village
If you enjoy the taste of sardines, eating them can now be considered a political statement. By choosing to eat these small “pelagic” inhabitants of the lower end of the food chain, one is rejecting farmed fish, which often consume large quantities of the world’s sardines, anchovies, herring, and other small, wild fish, in the form of aquaculture feed from factory fish farms. Perhaps, calling sardine consumption activism is a bit exaggerated, but it might help explain the delicate relationship between ocean aquaculture and overall global food security.
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Tutoring Trader Joe’s on Seafood Sustainability
Trader Joe’s has finally jumped on the sustainable seafood bandwagon. A handful of sellers are already on board, including Wegmans, Whole Foods and Target, according to a Greenpeace report card. Credit for Trader Joe’s turnaround, however, shouldn’t be attributed to “peer pressure.” Greenpeace led a successful nine-month campaign that highlighted “Traitor Joe’s” previous disregard for responsible seafood purchasing policies. What that actually means however, remains to be seen.
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