This is a nifty online guide to choosing seafood with environmental
consciousness. I was glad to see my favorite, walleye, at the top of
the "green" list. Pay attention to the locations cited though -
sometimes fish can come from other locales that are affected more
severely than those listed.

http://blueocean.org/Seafood/

Enjoy!
-L.

"Abe" > wrote in message
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> >This is a nifty online guide to choosing seafood with environmental
>>consciousness. I was glad to see my favorite, walleye, at the top of
>>the "green" list. Pay attention to the locations cited though -
>>sometimes fish can come from other locales that are affected more
>>severely than those listed.
>>http://blueocean.org/Seafood/
> Very informative. Thanks.

Walleye is not an ocean fish. The term "walleye pollock" in an error on the
part of the web site. Pollock is very different at table than an actual
freshwater walleye, which is not often seen commercially, except in small
amounts close to the source.

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"-L." > wrote:

> This is a nifty online guide to choosing seafood with environmental
> consciousness. I was glad to see my favorite, walleye, at the top of
> the "green" list. Pay attention to the locations cited though -
> sometimes fish can come from other locales that are affected more
> severely than those listed.
>
> http://blueocean.org/Seafood/
>
> Enjoy!
> -L.

The environmental issue is why I prefer to purchase farmed fish. ;-)
Salmon, catfish and shrimp are all farmed as well as wild caught.......

IMHO eating something raised to be eaten is better than eating ever
diminishing wild populations.
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Om

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OmManiPadmeOmelet wrote:
> The environmental issue is why I prefer to purchase farmed fish. ;-)

As do I, but you have to be careful about pollution caused by fish
farms, and if they eat fishmeal (most do), the harvesting of the fish
for fishmeal has environmental impact. The site discusses these
issues.


> Salmon, catfish and shrimp are all farmed as well as wild caught.......
>
> IMHO eating something raised to be eaten is better than eating ever
> diminishing wild populations.

Totally agree.

-L.

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> JoeSpareBedroom wrote:
>> "Abe" > wrote in message
>> ...
>> > >This is a nifty online guide to choosing seafood with environmental
>> >>consciousness. I was glad to see my favorite, walleye, at the top of
>> >>the "green" list. Pay attention to the locations cited though -
>> >>sometimes fish can come from other locales that are affected more
>> >>severely than those listed.
>> >>http://blueocean.org/Seafood/
>> > Very informative. Thanks.
>>
>> Walleye is not an ocean fish.
>
> Walleye pollock is:
>
> http://hmsc.oregonstate.edu/projects...yepollock.html
>
>>The term "walleye pollock" in an error on the
>> part of the web site.
>
> No it's not.

Oh for heaven's sake. It's a pollock. It's got eyes like its distant
relatives in the cod family. The "walleye" addition must be either a
regional thing, or an invention by the grocery industry. That's not the
first time they've pulled that stunt.



>> Pollock is very different at table than an actual
>> freshwater walleye, which is not often seen commercially, except in small
>> amounts close to the source.
>
> You are talking about Walleye Pickerel. Which is also quite tasty
> especially grilled.

I think you might've overheard my mother in law and her pinochle partners
renaming fish at one of our family picnics. :-) There's no such thing as a
walleye pickerel or walleye pike (her favorite).

Esocidae family:
Pickerel = Esox niger
Northern Pike = Esox lucius

Percidae (perch) family:
Walleye = Stizostedion vitreum

Combining them is like saying lamb chops come from a chicken.