Jan 27
Introducing Fish2Fork.com
posted by: rebecca in News on 01 27th, 2010 | | No Comments »

Fish2Fork.com is a wonderful website dedicated to supporting sustainable seafood and the restaurants that serve it. 80% of the Worlds fish stocks are over fished and some species are now classified as being endangered. The Site’s goal is to inform consumers to make wise decisions about the fish on their plates to protect the fish [...]

Sep 30
Sustainable Seafood Guides
posted by: rebecca in News on 09 30th, 2009 | | No Comments »

The Monteray Bay Aquarium in California have downloadable guides recommending which seafood to buy or to avoid depending on sustainability. The idea is to help consumers and businesses alike to become advocates for ocean friendly seafood.
They are available online as a download, as a printable pocket guide and for the iPhone and iPod. You can [...]

Sep 11

Hoki or whip tail is a small, and well, ugly, fish found in the deep waters of the Pacific around New Zealand. Though small, it equates to big business and fishing of this fish with the big eyes has been immense over the last few years. Hoki is cheap and tasty and is often made [...]

Jul 16
Tips for Choosing Sustainable Seafood
posted by: rebecca in News on 07 16th, 2009 | | No Comments »

Choose smaller seafood that are on the lower end of the food chain, for example clams, oysters, scallops, sardines. Alaskan Harvest Seafood has oysters, clams and scallops. The reason for choosing these is that they tend to have a shorter life cycle and reproduce at a faster rate. Thus fishing will not hurt their populations [...]