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I got to see Alton Brown talk about sustainable seafood there! His message was pretty much "Eat calamari, eat it a lot."
by strbean 6y ago
I got to see Alton Brown talk about sustainable seafood there! His message was pretty much "Eat calamari, eat it a lot."
- kls 6y agoWhich sucks, because it is one of the few seafood's that I actually dislike. I don't like certain oily fish, and I don't like calamari other than that I like pretty much every seafood. I spearfish where I live which I like because I can only take what I am going to eat, I don't injure any other fish like pole and net fishing does and everything I take is of legal size. It allows me to be more selective of what I take. I tend to target, hogfish, mangrove / mutton snapper and lionfish as the reproduce fast and are able to withstand the pressure of fishing. While it is legal during certain times, whee I live, to take grouper, tuna and permit, I tend to avoid taking them as they are more susceptible to fishing pressure. I have spearfished for over 30 years and it is astonishing how much the fish population has declined even in my lifetime.
- strbean 6y agoI'm jealous, I'd love to go spearfishing :) I personally enjoy calamari, but it definitely doesn't hit the spot for bony fish / shell fish cravings. And it is missing the omega-3's of oily fish. :(
- dllthomas 6y agoIIRC, to paraphrase the reasoning: "they're overpopulated, their caught in not-too-damaging ways, they're healthy if you don't fry them, and they would totally eat you given the chance." That was a great time, thanks for coming with us!