Many people might recognize this very popular and wonderful seafood guide, from the Monterey Bay Aquarium. This is the national version but there are regional guides too.
In case you don't want to bother with a print-out, you can look up the mobile version by logging onto www.seafoodwatch.org on your phone.
Shark, swordfish, king mackerel, farmed salmon, and tilefish should especially be avoided because of their high mercury levels.
The San Francisco Chronicle included this seasonality chart in their green guide and it's a handy supplement to the Seafood Watch guide.
Meats are as seasonal as produce, and fish is no exception. Eating seasonally will support sustainability and will taste better anyway.
Meats are as seasonal as produce, and fish is no exception. Eating seasonally will support sustainability and will taste better anyway.
2 comments:
I love charts! But how can you tell how a tuna was fished? Would that be on the package? And how can I tell what kind of crab is in my Baha roll?
Unfortunately, it's not common for that information to be available. I've annoyed a lot of servers with similar questions and I feel lucky if they come back with an answer other than "we don't know."
A scant few brands might have fishing methods on the package, but you're more likely to know that info by going to a seafood counter in a supermarket.
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