The organisations listed below all have web sites that are chockfull of information, and are committed to marine biodiversity and sustainable fishing. We fish-lovers are confused about which are the plentiful fish we can eat and which are the endangered fish that we should not eat.

These sites show us how to Have-our-(FISH)-cake-and-eat-it-too. Your choice does make a difference. Pass the lemon.

Safe Seafood

Got Mercury?
At Got Mercury? you'll find a calculator that assesses your mercury exposure from seafood, and helps you make healthy food choices; just enter your weight, the seafood type, and the quantity of seafood you will eat during a week.

Seafood Contaminants List Environmental Defense researches contaminants in seafood and lists what seafood should be eaten in limited quantities or not at all.

Canadian Food Inspection Agency
Canadian Food Inspection Agency has information on fish that contain higher than average levels of mercury contamination.

European Commission
The European Commission’s food safety website has more information about farmed salmon and toxics:

Global Assessment of Organic Contaminants in Farmed Salmon - Pew Charitable Trusts The Pew Charitable Trusts provides information and policy solutions on key issues. They have a scientific report on Global Assessment of Organic Contaminants in Farmed Salmon.

Ontario Ministry of the Environment’s Guide to Eating Ontario Sport Fish
Ontario Ministry of the Environment’s Guide to Eating Ontario Sport Fish.


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