Well done! I tend to avoid tuna, cod and other over fished species because my conscience reminds me that my grandchildren may not even know what a fish is. I’ll go on a guilt free shopping trip this Friday at M&S.
If only other shops could follow suit!
While M&S are to be commended for sourcing sustainable fish a recent survey claimed that 70% of Irish fish is exported to other countries & even more bizarrely being a island nation 70% of fish consumed in Ireland is imported!
Buying locally caught seafood where possible ensures it reaches the consumer in the freshest condition, that transport, pollution and waste are kept to a minimum, and that local communities are being supported.
M and S aren’t the only ones working towards sustainable canned tuna – check out the Greenpeace list published on their site http://www.greenpeace.org. My vested interest is that I work for a small British company called Fish4ever which has a whole range of sustainable. ethically caught canned fish in organic land ingredients – you can get us from independent health and good food shops without the guilt!
One the one hand I’m being told to eat loads of fish because its good for me and omega blah blah blah. And then I’m being told not to eat fish because of depleating fish stocks.
The world has gone mad, and if I were to do everything I was supposed to do my head would explode as per the above example.
Is it no wonder the modern world is so bloody stressful.
In answer to the above post, you can get your omega oils from anything that feeds on grass or algae. As in, anything that can process cellulose. For example, grass fed organic beef or lamb. Try Omega beef direct. Good for you and good for the world. Yum!
Hey cheapeaters,
Would love to know what restaurants in Dublin use sustainable fish. I went to Yamamori on the quays with work and decided to ask them if they used sustainable fish. The manager did not know what I meant but he did know exactly where all their fish came from and listed all his Irish suppliers and where they were located. So although well informed he could not guarantee that they were sustainable. People think I’m a pain in the ass, but there’s only one way to find out and I’m going to ask from now on, as I love fish but if not sustainable then it’s a NO NO! Thank goodness for M&S.
Wednesday 22 July, 2009 at 1:47 pm
Well done! I tend to avoid tuna, cod and other over fished species because my conscience reminds me that my grandchildren may not even know what a fish is. I’ll go on a guilt free shopping trip this Friday at M&S.
If only other shops could follow suit!
Wednesday 22 July, 2009 at 10:48 pm
While M&S are to be commended for sourcing sustainable fish a recent survey claimed that 70% of Irish fish is exported to other countries & even more bizarrely being a island nation 70% of fish consumed in Ireland is imported!
Buying locally caught seafood where possible ensures it reaches the consumer in the freshest condition, that transport, pollution and waste are kept to a minimum, and that local communities are being supported.
Thursday 23 July, 2009 at 9:13 am
M and S aren’t the only ones working towards sustainable canned tuna – check out the Greenpeace list published on their site http://www.greenpeace.org. My vested interest is that I work for a small British company called Fish4ever which has a whole range of sustainable. ethically caught canned fish in organic land ingredients – you can get us from independent health and good food shops without the guilt!
Thursday 23 July, 2009 at 4:44 pm
Could someone please tell me what to do?
One the one hand I’m being told to eat loads of fish because its good for me and omega blah blah blah. And then I’m being told not to eat fish because of depleating fish stocks.
The world has gone mad, and if I were to do everything I was supposed to do my head would explode as per the above example.
Is it no wonder the modern world is so bloody stressful.
[ok, rant over!]
Thursday 23 July, 2009 at 11:51 pm
In answer to the above post, you can get your omega oils from anything that feeds on grass or algae. As in, anything that can process cellulose. For example, grass fed organic beef or lamb. Try Omega beef direct. Good for you and good for the world. Yum!
Tuesday 19 January, 2010 at 2:49 pm
Hey cheapeaters,
Would love to know what restaurants in Dublin use sustainable fish. I went to Yamamori on the quays with work and decided to ask them if they used sustainable fish. The manager did not know what I meant but he did know exactly where all their fish came from and listed all his Irish suppliers and where they were located. So although well informed he could not guarantee that they were sustainable. People think I’m a pain in the ass, but there’s only one way to find out and I’m going to ask from now on, as I love fish but if not sustainable then it’s a NO NO! Thank goodness for M&S.