Originally Posted by
gaobest
I’m torn about the Chilean sea bass - first had it at a restaurant in 1993. Sometimes I notice the moniker when I’m reading fish pamphlets. Then I thought that I saw it at Costco in the frozen seafood section, as I’ve naturally changed my lifestyle when it comes to buying seafood for the house (thank you this thread!!!)
so I just googled it and saw this quote in Martha’s website:
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According to Monterey Bay Aquarium's SeafoodWatch.com, the Patagonian toothfish (otherwise known as Chilean sea bass) should be avoided due to overfishing. It is still being overfished in Chilean waters and the stock around Prince Edward and Marion Island in the South Atlantic Ocean is nearly depleted.”
so we should not buy it, correct? I’m surprised that Costco is selling it but I’ll ignore and just continue to buy their other wild seafood.
I did recently buy Costco hot smoked salmon as i used to buy the hot smoked salmon plus salmon candy at Whole Foods. Btw I’m also now torn about the sustainably farmed lox that I’ve been regularly buying because it’s farmed and not wild; naturally Costco has wild lox which I’m more inclined to buy because it’s wild and of course because it’s cheaper (50%) being Costco....
Originally Posted by
MSYtoJFKagain
Yeah, chilean sea bass should be avoided. Only way to get them to stop stocking it is to leave the freezers full.
+1
Yes, Patagonia tootfhfish should be avoided, as should many larger seaf fish, if one has any environmental conscience. Demand for fish protein has far outstripped sustainable supply for most fisheries in the world. The only ones hat might be sustainable to eat are the small feeder fish.that feed bgger fish (herring, anchovies, sardines) but these could be fished out too (or deprive food for other marine life).
I refuse to eat farmed salmon for many reasons. One of those - related to overfishing - is that wild fish is caught and converted into feed pellets for farmed salmon. Though I live by the sea, I've (to the best of my recollection) only eaten farmed steelhead trout (a native species to where I am) though I am still unsure of how environmentally sound their method of raising is.
Costco and most other seafood retailers are amoral. If you can (and/r must eat fish), buy your fish from someplace that buy fish certified by MSC (Marine Stewardship Council). May be green (or blue) washing but perhaps better than nothing.