May 11, 2015 — Is eating small fish the answer to the confusion as to which fish are acceptable to eat in this era of responsible fishing and sustainable stocks? Some environmental organizations seem to think so.
In an article in the Daily Telegraph newspaper toward the end of April, food & drink columnist Xanthe Clay described what she called the seafood buying minefield. “What is the current thinking about cod? Is it better to buy farmed salmon or should I break the bank for wild? I know I should be packing in more healthy fish oils – but what about mercury contamination?”
These were the hypothetical questions she posed at the beginning of her article. She then went on to say that a study carried out by consumer trends agency Future Foundation and supermarket chain Sainsbury’s a couple of years ago showed that 40 percent of consumers were eating less fish because they were confused about what was and wasn’t sustainable.
And with fish stocks plummeting due to overfishing, destruction of habitat and pollution, the best way to navigate the minefield could be to stop eating fish altogether, Clay continued.