Aquarium advocates planet-friendly sushi
September 29th, 2008 By Sharon NoguchiIf you down a plate of maguro for lunch or can't go a week without a dragon roll, the folks at the Monterey Bay Aquarium would like to have a word with you.
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It's mostly the fishing methods that are employed now, basically filtering a swath of ocean out and leaving a desert and discarded offal behind.
I'm not sure how it would help the fishing industry, but my biggest beef (HAR HAR) with land-based meat production is how so many animals are raised, slaughtered, butchered, offered as meat for sale, then thrown out because no one bought them. I would have absolutely no problem just placing an order with a local butcher every week for what I would need, and having it made to order. A little less convenient, but so much more efficient. And as feed stock prices soar, I think the time for this is sooner rather than later...