Sustainable Seafood
sea·food
[noun] any fish or shellfish from the sea used for food
sus·tain·a·ble
[adj.] capable of being maintained at a steady level without exhausting natural resources or causing severe ecological damage.
GoodFishBadFish provides the resources that will allow you to make informed, sustainable, choices. Background information is provided to allow for a clearer understanding of some of the issues relating to seafood sustainability. The 'Seafood Converter' helps find sustainable species and offers alternatives to those that should be avoided, with handy cooking tips too. The site also provides additional information and resources that allow for optional further reading on key issues and developments.
Seafood Converter
The Right Fish for the Dish
The GoodFishBadFish Seafood Converter is an easy online tool, designed
to assist home cooks and people interested in seafood. Simply pick your fish from the list to find out about species and their sustainability, alternatives and cooking tips.
Restaurants & Retail
A note on the State Government proposal to end commercial fishing in Port Phillip and Corio Bays, Victoria
Edit: The Labor Party has also announced a similar policy to ban commercial netting in Port Phillip Bay through their Continue reading
Recipes
Baked Fish with Tahini Yoghurt
This baked fish is easy enough for a mid-week dinner, but also a show-stopper when entertaining at home. You could expand this recipe and cook a whole side of fish for a crowd with ease, just adjust c... Continue reading
Resources
Looking for more information on Sustainable Seafood?
Have a look at these great resources and organisations.
Exploring Open-Pen Sea Cage Aquaculture
In an ongoing series, GoodFishBadFish explores Open-Pen Sea Cage Aquaculture in Australia. This is the method of aquaculture used to farm all Atlantic Salmon and Ocean Trout. Do you know how your dinner was raised?
ABARE's Fishery Status Report 2010
At the end of October the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences (ABARES) released their Fishery Status Reports 2010, the annual assessment of the status of fish stocks and fisheries managed by the Australian Government. GFB