Comments on: Not a Fish Tale: Save Big on Wild Alaskan Sockeye Salmon

By: Sue

Sue — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 13:58:42 +0000

Thanks for your fishy-tip.

If you have time, would you further investigate the impact of purchasing salmon from Alaska. Awhile back, Nov. 2006, wild salmon from Alaska was though to be the cleanest and most environmental friendly (reference VitalChoie, issue 109, vol 3). I haven’t followed up on this since the collapse of the California Salmon industry and now I wonder what’s going on with purchasing salmon.

PS. RE Trader Joes, we had a conversation with their corporate customer service rep who told us that they label where all their food is from. I am not 100% sure that this is true, but that was their line.

Yes, salmon from Alaska is still the way to go. Another good option is to look for certification from the Sustainable Fisheries program. — Lynn

By: B

Tue, 08 Apr 2008 23:53:42 +0000

thanks for the great tip about whole foods! i also found at costco yesterday frozen wild salmon – 3 lbs. for around $22 or $23.

By: Kira

Kira — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 16:34:13 +0000

Thanks so much for helping to get the word out about safer fish choices!!

In addition to our online seafood selector (http://edf.org/seafood), I wanted to make sure you know we’ve just released a mobile version, so you can look up more than 200 fish when you’re out and about. Point your mobile browser to m.edf.org/seafood.

Again, thanks, and please keep letting people know how to choose good fish.

By: sher

sher — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 15:38:32 +0000

great tip!!!

By: Annie

Annie — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 09:54:13 +0000

Thanks for the tip… sadly I live in Australia where all the “fresh” salmon is farmed in Tasmania, with some pretty nasty practices, such as giving them lots of antibiotics, and injecting dyes to make them look “pinker”. I end up using lots of canned salmon, mostly from Canada and Alaska, which, while it isn’t as nice as fresh, or even frozen salmon, it does have the plus of having bones in it, which are a great source of calcium, especially for people on a non-dairy diet. I’ve recently posted a story on my blog about ways to get fussy toddlers to eat more fish…

check it out at: http://www.anniesorganicbaby.blogspot.com

By fish, do you mean “ocean nibbles for mermaids?” Folks, Annie has a wonderful blog…check it out! — Lynn

By: MamaBird/SurelyYouNest

MamaBird/SurelyYouNest — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 19:04:24 +0000

Yikes to the Fisheries’ guy’s report for the year. You can also get frozen wild salmon at Trader Joe’s….

I know….

True re TJs, but not all their fish is labeled with country of origin (I like to buy US or Canadian fish), and I don’t *think* TJs sells fish that is Certified Sustainable. If they do, I haven’t seen it in my local TJs. — Lynn

By: The Bargain Shopper Lady

The Bargain Shopper Lady — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 03:24:33 +0000

My husband loves to go fishing so he catches our fish.
He usually brings home a cooler which we freeze and we eat for a few months. My favorite part is sharing the catch with our neighbors!

Wow, lucky neighbors! You sound like you have a DH (Darling Husband)!

Just be careful what you’re ingesting. I was in tears when I got off the phone with a State Department of Fisheries scientist. He had been writing the same report for twenty years, and this year the environmental toxins were horrific. He’s convinced there will be no more fish in the oceans to eat by the time his children grow up. — Lynn