A lot of people are trying to eat less red meat and poultry to reduce the environmental impact on the earth and in many cases their health as well. Eating fish seems like the perfect option, fish are high in omega 3’s and are often prepared in healthy ways. Before you think “wow that was easy”, you should know there are eco-friendly fish choices and not so eco-friendly fish choices out there. What makes a fish eco-friendly or not eco-friendly you ask? Well, many types of fish production (fishing, farming, netting…) are poorly (if at all) managed, meaning there is often unregulated waste pollution and poor worker rights, a high bycatch (meaning in their nets they catch sea turtles, dolphins, sharks, sea birds that all get killed by mistake), chemical run off and finally fish escape and bread with natural populations changing the biological makeup of the fish forever. In this 3 part series I will tell you the best and worst eco-friendly fish choices. Tomorrow I will give you the eco-ok choices, and finally the eco-worst choices on Wednesday.
Eco-Best Choices (and 1 reason why):
*Anchovies- reproduces quickly thus replenishing the population
*Artic Char- fish caught with gear that has little environmental impact
*Atlantic Mackrel- fast growing fish, thus replenishing the population
*Farmed Oysters- raised on suspension systems instead of dredging up the ocean
floor, which causes harm to the sea bed ecosystem
*Sablefish- fish caught with gear that has little environmental impact
*Salmon (wild Alaska)- fish caught with gear that has little environmental impact
*Sardines- reproduces quickly thus replenishing the population
*Rainbow Trout (farmed)- well managed farm reduces waste runoff and escape
*Albacore Tuna (US or Canada)- caught by pole & line thus reducing environmental impact of bycatch
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