Outnumbered Posted September 26, 2005 Share Posted September 26, 2005 the full sory can be read here http://www.notgoodenough.org/index.php?pag...49ed100d37#fish it's about a guide showing which fish you should or souldnt buy from fish vendors due to wether they are overfished or not. i was surprised by a couple, dont buy Silver trevally, but its ok to pig out on yellowfin tuna???? below is a small part of the story Bad choice Blue warehou* (Snotty trevalla, black trevally, sea bream) Eastern gemfish* (Hake, king couta, silver kingfish) Redfish* (Nannygai, red snapper) Southern bluefin tuna* (Tuna) Bigeye tuna* (Indian Ocean Tuna) School shark* (Flake, snapper shark, tope are all overfished) Silver trevally* (Silver bream, white trevally) Orange roughy* (Deep sea perch, sea perch) Swordfish (caught on longlines, which also drown birds, mammals and turtles) Atlantic salmon (AMCS does not recommend because the fish can escape from their pens into the wild, and are also fed large amounts of wild-caught fish) Rainbow trout (an introduced fish which may threaten native species) * species identified by the Bureau of Rural Sciences as Overfished Better Choice Blue Grenadier (Hoki) Barramundi Blue-eye Trevalla (Blue-eye cod, Big eye, Deep sea trevalla) Bream Yellowfin tuna Flathead King George whiting (spotted whiting, SA whiting but avoid WA-caught fish, as the fishery is closed) Whiting (school, sand, trumpeter, yellowfin) Mackerel Mullet (bluetail, fantail, flicker, yellow eye) Ling (pink ling, rock ling) Snapper (red bream, cockney, squire) Tailor (bluefish, skipjack) Coral trout (various species) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharky Posted September 26, 2005 Share Posted September 26, 2005 Well its lucky we dont have to buy trevs mate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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