Thursday, July 19, 2007
FISH COMPLIES WITH CONTROLLING LEGAL AUTHORITY
Al Gore’s Chilean sea bass – mentioned previously here and here - turns out to have been sustainable, reports the UK Telegraph:
Al Gore, the world’s most high profile green campaigner, was at the centre of an embarrassing row yesterday after the serving of a rare fish at his daughter’s Beverly Hills wedding …
But the fish enjoyed by the Gores were not endangered or illegally caught.
Rather, the restaurant later confirmed, they had come from one of the world’s few well-managed, sustainable populations of toothfish, and caught and documented in compliance with Marine Stewardship Council regulations. The Gores’ spokesman, Kalee Kreider, admitted that the fish has been on the menu, but said: “The Gores absolutely agree with this humane society and the rest of the environmental community about illegally caught Chilean sea bass …
"The really important thing is that people become more aware of this issue."
Al has increased awareness of a rare fish by eating one. It’s a win/win!