Because shrimp is the most popular seafood in America, and because most shrimp is consumed in restaurants, one of the most ambitious goals of Shrimp Less, Think More has been getting local chefs and restaurants to avoid imported shrimp. We are proud to announce that 11 local chefs have taken a formal pledge vowing to avoid imported shrimp!
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11 Local Chefs Pledge to Avoid Imported Shrimp!
Posted in Chefs/Restaurants, Consumer Info, Mangrove Action Project, tagged art of the table seattle, chef pledge, diane's market kitchen, earth and ocean restaurant, greg atkinson, lark restaurant, northwest essentials, pike brewery, portage bay cafe, ray's boathouse, Seattle, steelhead diner, stumbling goat bistro on August 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
First Canadian Shrimp Fishery Certified Sustainable
Posted in Consumer Info, tagged Canada, certification, MSC, northern prawn on August 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) recently certified the Canadian northern prawn trawl fishery as a sustainable and well-managed fishery. It is the first shrimp fishery in Canada (and only the second in the world) to earn the MSC certification. According to Brad Ack, the regional director for MSC Americas,
“This is a notable milestone, [...]
New Seafood Watch Guides Now Available!
Posted in Consumer Info, Publications, tagged Monterey Bay Aquarium, Seafood Watch on August 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
We are pleased to announce that the new Monterey Bay Aquarium Seafood Watch Guides are now available to download.
Although they are very similar to past versions, there is one notable change on the West Coast Guide: Wild salmon from Oregon and California are no longer listed as sustainable choices. Due to extremely low populations of [...]
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