Sustainable Eating

Cool article from the Post about Chefs who are starting to take note of rapidly depleting fish stocks by only serving fish whose populations are not troubled/near collapse.

This story goes pretty unreported, but the basic premise is that we are currently overfishing the ocean to such a degree that many of the fish species which we eat are on the verge of collapse. If the trend goes unabated, there may be a day when you can no longer order the toro sashimi (fatty tuna) or the Chilean Sea Bass in beurre blanc.

Key Quote:
- "scientists are warning that commercial fish stocks could collapse altogether by 2048"

This article doesn't go too deep into the science, but it's a great example of how individual decisions and personal responsibility have to come into play, if we are to begin addressing the myriad environmental challenges we face.

For anyone in the DC area, check out the featured chef's new reentrant, Hook.

For those who are interested in attempting to eat fish more responsibly/sustainably, go here: http://www.montereybayaquarium.org/cr/seafoodwatch.asp