One of the themes explored by Slow Food International is Slow Fish. Issues surrounding seafood sustainability and on an individual level what to consume are thorny.
It's hard to come with clear cut answers for a number of species.
Slow Food guiding principles regarding fish are 'good, clean and fair'.
To make our life easier they cut their Not On My Plate list to the 6 below:
-Bluefin Tuna
-Tropical Farmed Shrimp
-Wild Atlantic and Farmed Salmon
-Swordfish
-Atlantic Cod
-Sharks and Skates
The Not On My Plate page shares reasons why?
When buying fish, seasonality has to be considered and depleted stocks might vary over time….
Keep yourself updated and take it all with a grain of sea salt.