Comments on: Sushi Superhero: I lovehatelove him

By: Scott Pierce

Scott Pierce — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 11:46:09 +0000

Show me the science to prove your acusations. Raised salmon do not have a negative effect on their environment. There is no proof. The exact opposite is the truth. Enviromentalists or purists as I like to call them would have you believe otherwise. Show me the proof. Fact is : the enviromental impact is positive around these salmon farms. Salmon farmers are extremely enviromentaly concious. Salmon are very sensitive to water quality. If conditional are bad Salmon die. If Salmon die farmers make no money. It is simple economics with a little greed mixed in. Farmers must make sound environmental decisions in order to keep their Salmon alive in order to make money. You can’t cheat the system. If you @&$” up your profits die. Support your farmers. They are more enviromentaly concious than you are.

By: Laurie Espinosa

Laurie Espinosa — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 16:06:44 +0000

Jaden,

Have you thought about contacting the restaurant chain Bonefish Grill to ask about their policies of serving sustainable fish? You know they are right in the same neighborhood as you (well, Tampa isn’t that far), and you have such a big impact with your highly rated website and millions of fans. I’m thinking specifically of salmon, but they also serve many other fishes that are on the “bad fish” lists. I’ve asked the servers when I dine there to inquire where the salmon is from, and most of them insist it is only the best freshest fish. But that doesn’t answer the question, does it?

A word from you might go along way toward educating a chain that educates millions of customers.

Just a thought…

By: natesgirl

natesgirl — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 12:46:31 +0000

Thank you for posting this very informative!

By: mcC

mcC — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 12:55:49 +0000

this is a great post, Jaden. My only problem: where would I find the mentioned fish here in Austria. I’m prepared to make my own sushi, so no problem there… but the question is usually where the hell to shop. I want to save the world too

By: cloudydeb

cloudydeb — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 16:13:58 +0000

wha? no unagi?! my son is addicted! what’s a mom to do?

By: Madeline

Madeline — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 21:04:04 +0000

Thanks for sharing this great info Jaden. I didn’t know that us British Columbians are such a large part of the problem. That’s disappointing.

By: Hillary

Hillary — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 19:34:39 +0000

This is a fabulous post! I agree with you exactly in terms of not wanting to give up sushi and ignore the problem. But I have to say I had wild salmon one time when I was in Seattle (baked, not sushi style) and it did not taste the same to me. Hopefully it does in sushi version!

By: joey

joey — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 12:41:52 +0000

I too am a sushi lover! And YES I do the whole moaning, toe-curling, and eyes-closing bit at the sushi bar I love a lot of food but none can give me food-zen like sushi…pleasure and bliss and this hypnotic peaceful feeling…

Thanks for sharing this information! I know what you mean by sushikill but if we want to be eating it foreverandeveramen then we should listen

By: Carolyn Jung

Carolyn Jung — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 19:24:52 +0000

It’s true — Casson is a total kill-joy, but in a good way. Hah! If you love sushi, you love it enough to make sure your favorite species are around for a long time to come. Casson is a wealth of information. I never cease to learn something when I talk with him.

By: Cameron S.

Cameron S. — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 19:08:36 +0000

@mick

Farmed salmon should be done inland in artificial lakes. Out in the ocean they cause too many problems. I have been out to the salmon farms as well, and don’t have a problem with farmed fish – just that it be done in “isolation” from wild stocks.