{"id":2437,"date":"2013-12-20T10:25:51","date_gmt":"2013-12-20T18:25:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/independentlens\/blog\/?p=5074"},"modified":"2018-06-18T07:37:58","modified_gmt":"2018-06-18T15:37:58","slug":"eating-sustainable-fish-sushi","status":"publish","type":"blog","link":"https:\/\/dipsy.pbs.org\/independentlens\/blog\/eating-sustainable-fish-sushi\/","title":{"rendered":"Can We Eat Sushi “Responsibly?”"},"content":{"rendered":"\"From\n

Jiro Dreams of Sushi<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>had\u00a0those of us here at Independent Lens<\/em> dreaming not only of sushi, but of fish in general, and the question that keeps coming up: Can we eat sushi “responsibly?”<\/p>\n

We live in a more enlightened age when it comes to what we eat, both its impact on our bodies and on the world around us, but it still isn’t easy to find concise facts and wisdom to help guide us. And eating sustainable seafood is one of the hottest topics, especially given its overlap with concerns about the health of our oceans in relationship to global climate change.<\/p>\n

From the NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) FishWatch site:<\/p>\n

\u201cSustainability\u201d is based on a simple principle\u2014meeting today\u2019s needs without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs. In terms of seafood, this means catching or farming seafood responsibly, with consideration for the long-term health of the environment and the livelihoods of the people that depend upon the environment.<\/em><\/p>\n

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The NOAA FishWatch site also helps define wild-caught fish vs. farmed fish, and includes a useful FAQ<\/a>. But we wanted to get an array of opinions and advice, and what better place to stop than one of the world’s great aquariums?<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>The Monterey Bay Aquarium has a very handy “buyer’s guide<\/a>” reference tool that puts all their Seafood Watch advice into one place. You can even download it as a .pdf<\/a>. [There’s also Oceana’s similarly handy sustainable seafood guide<\/a>.]<\/p>\n

Some of their fishes to\u00a0avoid<\/strong> include a few American-caught fish, which seems to counter the NOAA’s statement (“If it\u2019s harvested in the\u00a0United States<\/a>, it is inherently sustainable as a result of the rigorous U.S.\u00a0management process<\/a>\u00a0that ensures fisheries are continuously monitored, improved, and sustainable.”) Among the Monterey site’s no-nos are\u00a0Halibut, Atlantic (U.S. Bottom Trawl)<\/a>,\u00a0Grouper (U.S. Atlantic, Wild-caught)<\/a>, and quite a few different varieties of tuna, including bluefin, which has been extremely popular in sushi cuisine, of course.<\/p>\n

Greenpeace UK<\/a> is even more specific about tuna: “If you have to eat tuna, only buy line-caught skipjack tuna.” Greenpeace is actively working on this issue in Southeast Asia<\/a>, too, urging the fishing industry to use more sustainable methods in light of declining tuna stocks.<\/p>\n\"JiroFish\"<\/a>\n

Over the last few years, some restaurants have been increasing their efforts to serve more sustainable fish (including some D.C.-area eateries noted in this Washington Post <\/a>article.) \u00a0Now sustainable sushi<\/a><\/strong> restaurants (or at least restaurants prioritizing sustainability) are more than just a dream, starting with what is considered the first one, San Francisco’s Tataki<\/a>\u00a0[the founders of that restaurant were recognized by Time<\/em> as “Heroes of the Environment<\/a>“), which is now being\u00a0followed by a sustainable sushi place in nearby Oakland<\/a>: Torpedo Sushi. There’s also a sustainable sushi restaurant in New Haven, CT, called Miya’s<\/a>, that has been around for quite awhile but more recently shifted to sustainable fish.<\/p>\n

Surely there are other sustainable sushi restaurants out there — perhaps you can recommend one in the comments below. (And do the same if you have any further advice on how we can all eat one of our favorite cuisines in more sustainable, ocean-friendly fashion.)<\/p>\n

Update<\/strong><\/em>: Also, via Pew Research: “How Much Will the Last Pacific Bluefin Tuna Cost<\/a>“<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Can we eat sushi “responsibly?” Inspired by Jiro Dreams of Sushi<\/i>, here’s a quick introduction to what it means to eat sustainable fish, including links to handy reference charts on fish to avoid and fish to eat, as well as new sustainable sushi restaurants.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":10573,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[1282],"topic":[1255,1219],"class_list":["post-2437","blog","type-blog","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-independent-lens-season","topic-food","topic-health-and-environment"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nCan We Eat Sushi "Responsibly?" - Independent Lens<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The mouth-watering sushi depicted in Jiro Dreams of Sushi inspired quick reference guide to eating sustainable fish and sushi; important but possible.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/dipsy.pbs.org\/independentlens\/blog\/eating-sustainable-fish-sushi\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Can We Eat Sushi "Responsibly?"\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"A quick reference guide to eating sustainable fish and sushi; 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