Rick Nelson wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I'd recommend not eating these because they both have greater
> intelligence and awareness than dogs or cats. They are almost as
> intelligent as parrots. The Japanese ate Whales (and some still do) way
> past the time it seemed logical for folks in an industrialized nation to
> do so.
>
> I think as a people that they are so self-centered and xenophobic that
> they don't value any outside cultures' values, nor do they ever question
> their own.
>
> Did you all know that the type of eels that are unagi are endangered?
>
> Unagi was my favorite. Also, all types of tuna except Yellowtail
> are endangered. You should NEVER eat bluefin!
>
> It's too bad there is no sardine (iwashi) sushi - sardines are the
> healthiest fish to eat because they are vegetarians and don't store
> toxins in their bodies. Anchovies are another healthy fish species -
> they would be better to use than the various mackerels.

Hmmm, yeah, except Yellowtail isn't a type of tuna. And there is iwashi zushi.
I have it every time I go, and its excellent. I wish you knew a little more about
fish and sushi.

> Grouper, Cod, Flounder, Halibut - let's use the fish that aren't
> endangered (yet). Chilean Sea Bass isn't Sea Bass and will only be
> available for (at most) five more years at its current rate of decline.

Cod and flounder are also in decline. Lots of fish are.. There's a bigger
problem then fish for sushi. Methods of fishing are more devastating than
consumers.

> And its extinction could bring down the whole of the Antarctic's shallow
> sea ecosystems.

What in the world are you talking about?

--
Dan