watching what you eat

an interview with rob stewart, the fellow behind sharkwater, drives home the point why we should not consume shark products. i'm a person who's passionate about food, but there are things i won't touch, and shark's fin is one of them. not only is it unethical, it's unsustainable.

this led me to think about seafood in general and how do we know that the succulent morsels we enjoy aren't detrimental to the oceans and sealife? i'm a psuedo-vegetarian, and i'm definitely not trying to tell people what they should or should not eat. but perhaps it is something that we need to think about. seafood watch is a great website that sorts out best choices, good ones, and what to avoid. there's also loads of useful information about seafood production and what we can do. there are handy pocket guides (although these are designed for the US, they are relevant to most of North America) to download and refer to when you're out grocery shopping or deciding on what to order at a restaurant. There's even one for the west coast.