wild-caught

Two Arizona fishmongers pleaded guilty in federal court this week to illegally selling imported fish laced with banned antibiotics, improperly inflating the quality and size of fish and shrimp, and falsely claiming that foreign farm-raised shrimp was actually U.S. wild-caught shrimp, authorities said.

Fishmongers mislabeled, sold illegal seafood Allison Klein 2011

Farmed tuna that use wild-caught fish (primarily Pacific bluefin tuna) for stock, which are then raised in pens and fed small fish such as sardines, are sought-after for sushi due to the higher oil content of the fish.

Overfishing in the Sea of Cortez: Are sustainable fish farms the solution? 2009

Late last year Whole Foods Market color coded all of its wild-caught fish to show consumers which are most sustainable, based on guidelines set by Monterey Bay Aquarium in California and New York's Blue Ocean Institute.

The Slippery Business of Picking Fish Sarah Nassauer 2011

The fishmongers, who appeared in court in Alabama Monday, admitted to buying about 283,500 pounds of frozen fillets of sutchi, a type of farm-raised catfish from Vietnam, and selling it as U.S. wild-caught sole and grouper in order to avoid paying $145,625 in fees.

Fishmongers mislabeled, sold illegal seafood Allison Klein 2011

Costco last week said it halted sales of five wild-caught fish species that are on Greenpeace's "red list" of overfished species, including Greenland halibut, certain types of grouper, and skates and rays.

The Slippery Business of Picking Fish Sarah Nassauer 2011

It flies under the radar at most fish counters, but the soft and insanely unctuous flesh of the wild-caught sable holds smoke and spice beautifully.

Holy Smokeds 2011

Not only do the "green/enviros around me" tend to be the ones that eat the most fish, I've found they're even more likely to be the type that insist on wild-caught and sneer at farmed fish.

Join The Discussion: Should We Pay Fisherman Not To Fish? 2009

Not sure what PC means in this context, but if you're concerned about the health impacts of eating sturgeon — on your family and the fisheries — the Monterey Bay Aquarium says "wild-caught sturgeon products (fillets and caviar) are not sustainable choices with the exception of white sturgeon caught in the lower Columbia River which is a 'Good Alternative.'"

PC check (Jack Bog's Blog) 2009

Not only do the "green/enviros around me" tend to be the ones that eat the most fish, I've found they're even more likely to be the type that insist on wild-caught and sneer at farmed fish.

Join The Discussion: Should We Pay Fisherman Not To Fish? » E-Mail 2009

In addition, groups most concerned with overfishing note that carnivores such as salmon need to eat wild-caught fish, depleting populations of feed fish such as anchovies.

The Slippery Business of Picking Fish Sarah Nassauer 2011