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Oceana Seafood Poll
Seafood Fraud Poll

Oceana conducted an online poll of 1.000 U.S. registered voters this month that included several questions about seafood, notably fish fraud and traceability. Some of the key findings include:

  • 77% reported buying seafood in the past month
  • 88% said it was either "very important" or "somewhat important" to know the "type of seafood"
  • 38% said "country where seafood was caught" was "very important" compared to 24% for "how seafood was caught"
  • 76% said they would be willing to pay more to know their seafood was "legally caught and honestly labelled" - with 31% saying they would be at least 10% more
  • When asked "How much of a problem, if at all, do you think seafood fraud is in the United States?" 30% said "Major Problem," 40% said "Minor Problem," and 24% "Unsure"
  • 83% of Americans said they would favor (varying degrees) new requirements for seafood traceability
The differences among demographics (gender, age, political affiliation) typically varied by less than 10% for any question. Click here for the full summary. 
Seafood Spotlight: Wahoo
Wahoo
Wahoo is available year-round fresh or frozen whole, in fillets, and steaks, headed and gutted. Although wahoo is a member of the mackerel family, its flesh is white, mild, and has a taste comparable to albacore. The shelf life of fresh ono is relatively short. For freshness, raw wahoo meat should be pinkish orange, the gills clean, and the eyes bright and clear.

U.S. landings of wahoo from 2012-2014 are nearly 1,000,000 lbs., with ~85% of those landings occurring in Hawaii. The sustainability breakdown of wahoo with and without the inclusion of landings in Hawaii according to 2016 Seafood Watch ratings is as follows:
  • ~5% "Best Choice (green)" including Hawaii; ~33% for only the U.S. Atlantic and U.S. Gulf of Mexico
  • ~95% "Good Alternative (yellow)" including Hawaii; ~66% for only the U.S. Atlantic and U.S. Gulf of Mexico
  • Although no U.S. fisheries for wahoo fall into the "Avoid (red)" category, over 5MM lbs. of wahoo caught internationally in the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans get this designation

Within the landings for the U.S. that meet  a " Best Choice" recommendation, the breakdown by states are North Carolina ~45%, Florida (East Coast) ~33%, and South Carolina ~13%. For U.S. landings that meet a "Good Alternative" recommendation, the breakdown by states are: Louisiana ~60%, and Florida (West Coast) ~35%. Within the state of Florida, ~30% of landings meet a "Best Choice" and ~70% meet a "Good Alternative" recommendation.

Learn more details with our wahoo sustainable seafood guide.
Bristol Seafood - Portland, Maine
Bristol Seafood
Since 1992, Bristol Seafood of Portland, Maine has operated on the belief that anything worth doing, is worth doing right. That’s why every aspect of their Maine-owned business starts with responsibility to their products, customers, and to each other. Specializing in a number of locally caught favorites such as sea scallops, mussels, and lobster - Bristol Seafood also maintains relationships with fisherman abroad that provide them with fresh haddock and scallops. As a recipient of MSC’s Chain of Custody standard, customers are guaranteed complete traceability of their purchase, and the knowledge that their seafood was sustainably harvested. Further attention to sustainability extends to their processing facility where they’ve replaced all styrofoam packaging with recyclable materials, and all fish waste is recycled for future organic usage. Read more...
Sustainable Seafood News of the Week
California is Cracking Down to Prevent Illegal Fishing off the Coast
(Los Angeles Times, 09/26/16)

Paying Crab Fishers to Save Whales
(TakePart, 9/27/16)

Whales, Sea Turtles, Seals: The Unintended Catch Of Abandoned Fishing Gear
(NPR, 09/28/16)

How Maine’s Lobster Industry Is A Model Of Sustainable Seafood
(Food Republic, 09/26/16)

Rising Ocean Temperatures Threaten Baby Lobsters
(Science Daily, 9/26/16)

Alaska Gov. Walker Appeals for a Pink Salmon Disaster Declaration
(Alaska Dispatch News, 9/24/16)

Report: New Technology Can Minimize Impacts of Industrial Fish Farms
(TakePart, 9/27/16)

The Government Wants More Offshore Fish Farms, But No One is Biting
(The Guardian, 9/25/16)

Taking the Environmental Bite Out of Salmon Farming
(The Local Norway, 9/28/16)

How Farmed Fish Could Feed the World
(Food & Wine, 09/27/16)

New Report on Aquaculture in Southern California
(Aquarium of the Pacific, 09/27/16)

Activists, Seafood Suppliers, Chefs Bring Lionfish From Reefs to Dinner Plates
(AL, 9/26/16)

Invasive Asian Carp Leaps Onto Restaurant Tables
(USA Today, 9/28/16)

A Brooklyn Chef’s Quest for Locally Caught Sushi
(New Yorker, 9/25/2016)

Entrepreneurs Getting Creative With Seafood Byproducts
(SeafoodSource, 9/26/16)
 
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