| Similar to buying organic or fair-trade, buying | | | | helpful printout, you are sure to recall. Haven't tried |
| ocean-friendly seafood is a choice that can make a | | | | something on the list? Venture outside of your known |
| difference today and tomorrow (especially when | | | | culinary realm and try an ocean-friendly newbie today. |
| made en masse). The sustainable seafood definition of | | | | Then, buy responsibly and cook accordingly. Recipes |
| choice would be seafood that is environmentally | | | | using wild-caught or environmentally-responsibly |
| friendly, is harvested with means that do not harm local | | | | farmed seafood are wide-ranging and sacrifice nothing |
| habitats, and that is managed to preserve abundance | | | | in terms of flavor or quality. And fear not, with readily |
| and species health. Sustainable measures look like | | | | available options like wild-caught Pollock, your choice |
| water closures, seasonal limitations, non-invasive | | | | for the future of our seas, needn't be a hit to the |
| crabbing pots, water ladders, and fishing quotas. | | | | wallet. |
| Specific to Alaska, fisheries are well-managed, | | | | Whether you serve your wild-caught Alaska cod |
| wild-caught populations are healthy and thriving, and | | | | poached in hard cider or baked with lemon caper |
| fishing gear is used that limits unwanted capture and | | | | white wine sauce, you can enjoy every bite knowing |
| minimizes the destruction of surrounding habitats. | | | | populations are well managed. Want a meatier fish? |
| As a consumer, you have power too. As discussed, | | | | How about grilling ginger infused Alaska halibut, which |
| the sustainable seafood definition if choice refers to | | | | has a firm texture and whose wild populations are |
| how seafood species are farmed, caught, and | | | | healthy. Or Pan-poach your wild-caught Alaska halibut |
| managed. When going to your local grocery store, ask | | | | with a spicy piccata twist. |
| about where your fish is from and how it was raised. | | | | The sustainable seafood definition discussed here is |
| Perhaps they won't know, but they will start to take | | | | simple: environmentally friendly practices matched with |
| note if enough people are asking. How about printing a | | | | well-managed populations. Let sustainably be a guiding |
| shopping guide off-line and carrying it with you while | | | | factor the next time you venture down the seafood |
| you make your purchases? You may not remember | | | | aisle. |
| off-hand, which species are ocean-friendly, but with a | | | | |