Sustainable Seafood Canada has released, through its SeaChoice program, ‘Canada’s Sustainable Sushi Guide‘. Consumers can now help protect threatened marine species while satisfying their sushi cravings.
The wallet-sized reference card outlines sustainability information for seafood commonly found on sushi menus. Ranked and colour-coded seafood items – green (Best Choice), yellow (Some Concern), and red (Avoid) – makes the guide easy to use. The details reflect seafood that have healthy populations and come from well-managed, environmentally-friendly fisheries.
Pick up ‘Canada’s Sustainable Sushi Guide’ at various restaurants, initially available in Vancouver and Halifax.
Alternatively, download the guide at: http://www.seachoice.org/page/guides
You’ll notice that SeaChoice offers an excellent Seafood Database where you can search for sustainable seafood based on name, rating (Best Choice, Some Concerns, Avoid), gear used, and location.
Fittingly, the sushi guide was introduced with the celebration of West Vancouver’s Zen Japanese Restaurant becoming the first Sushi Ocean Wise partner in Metro Vancouver. To introduce customers to its sustainable seafood menu, Zen is currently offering a three-course Ocean Wise tasting menu for $35.00.
If you’re a foodie, read about Zen Japanese Restaurant’s special luncheon — and view enticing images – that marked the occasion at UrbanDiner.ca:
Sustainable Sushi
April 27, 2009
by Rick Green, UrbanDiner.ca
When we think of food and sustainability, it’s easier to be conscious of what visibly surrounds us on land than beneath the ocean’s waves. Increasingly, however, out of sight can no longer be an excuse to be out of mind. Despite the vastness of the Earth’s seas, there are growing indications that we are reaching the limits of what they can provide.(cont’d) …..
Ocean Wise is conservation program, by the Vancouver Aquarium, “to educate and empower consumers about the issues surrounding sustainable seafood”. A growing number of Canadian restaurants are joining Ocean Wise. Look for the Ocean Wise logo on seafood menus 
The next time you’re in a sushi (or seafood) restaurant, ask whether they use sustainable seafood. If not, urge them to join the Ocean Wise program.
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Can’t wait to eat real good sushi when I get home. Glad to see the SeaChoice programme is starting to focus on this cuisine type. Sushi restaurants in Vancouver are just as frequent as Tim Horton’s shops in Mississauga.