There are some things that you can do for sustainable seafood eating.
Seafood is one of the most common foods served on the table. Unfortunately, the bounty of the seas is no longer truly a bounty.
Man has been fishing the oceans for thousands of years, but it is only now that we are starting to feel the depletion of supply. The reason for that is probably with our own desire for more. With the development of new fishing techniques and more efficient harvest equipment, we are able to get more from the seas. Naturally, this has resulted in the depletion of fish stocks.
That is why we should be more conscious of the kinds of fish and other seafood that we buy. Whether it is in the fish ports or at the supermarkets, we should choose only sustainable species (ones that are farm-raised or not in danger of being depleted). For example, we could skip on the popular, but endangered, Atlantic tuna in favor of the Pacific tuna. Caviar may be for those with the money, but even they should opt for the farmed varieties instead of the rapidly depleted wild sturgeon sources. Monterey Bay Aquarium has a good list of fish species that will guide you towards the right species.
A little extra exercise in choices could go a long way to preserving our fish supply.
Check this best choices list:
Abalone (U.S. Farmed)
Arctic Char (Farmed in Recirculating Systems)
Barramundi (U.S. Farmed in Fully Recirculating Systems)
Capelin (Iceland)
Catfish (U.S. Farmed)
Clams (Farmed)
Clams, Softshell/Steamers (Wild-caught)
Cobia (U.S. Farmed)
Cod, Pacific (U.S. Bottom Longline, Jig, Trap)
Crab, Dungeness
Crab, Kona (Australia)
Crab, Stone
Crayfish (U.S. Farmed)
Croaker, Atlantic (U.S. Atlantic Non-trawl)
Giant Clam/Geoduck (Wild-caught)
Haddock (U.S. Atlantic Hook-and-line)
Halibut, Pacific
Lobster, Caribbean Spiny (Florida)
Lobster, Spiny (California)
Lobster, Spiny (Baja Mexico)
Mackerel, Atlantic (Canada)
Mackerel, King (U.S. Atlantic, U.S. Gulf of Mexico)
Mackerel, Spanish (U.S. Atlantic, U.S. Gulf of Mexico)
Mahi Mahi (U.S. Atlantic Troll, Pole-and-line)
Mullet, Striped
Mussels (Farmed)
Oysters (Farmed)
Perch, Yellow (Lake Erie)
Pollock, Atlantic (Norway Gillnet, Purse Seine)
Prawn, Freshwater (U.S. Farmed)
Rockfish, Black (California, Oregon, Washington Hook-and-line)
Sablefish/Black Cod (Alaska, British Columbia)
Salmon (Alaska Drift Gillnet, Purse Seine, Troll)
Salmon (U.S. Farmed in Tank Systems)
Salmon Roe (Alaska Drift Gillnet, Purse Seine, Troll)
Sardines (U.S. Pacific)
Scad, Big-eye (Hawaii)
Scad, Mackerel (Hawaii)
Scallops (Farmed Off-bottom)
Scallops, Sea (Laguna Ojo de Liebre and Guerrero Negro, Baja California Sur, Mexico Diver-caught)
Sea Urchin Roe (Canada)
Shrimp (U.S. Farmed in Fully Recirculating Systems or Inland Ponds)
Shrimp, Pink (Oregon)
Spot Prawn (British Columbia)
Squid, Longfin (U.S. Atlantic)
Striped Bass (Farmed)
Striped Bass (Wild-caught)
Swordfish (Hawaii Harpoon, Handline)
Swordfish (U.S., Canada, North Atlantic, East Pacific Harpoon, Handline)
Tilapia (U.S. Farmed)
Trout, Rainbow (Farmed)
Tuna, Albacore (U.S. Pacific, Canadian Pacific Troll, Pole-and-line)
Tuna, Albacore (Canned) White (U.S. Pacific, Canadian Pacific Troll, Pole-and-line)
Tuna, Bigeye (U.S. Atlantic Troll, Pole-and-line)
Tuna, Skipjack (Troll, Pole-and-line)
Tuna, Skipjack (Canned) Light (Worldwide Troll, Pole-and-line)
Tuna, Yellowfin (U.S. Atlantic, Pacific Troll, Pole-and-line)
White Seabass
Whitefish, Lake (Trap-net)
Wreckfish