With consumers’ growing interest in eating well and the myriad health benefits of seafood, it’s not surprising that consumption of seafood is on the rise. Still, misperceptions about seafood persist, perhaps chief among them that all wild-caught seafood is “good” and all farmed seafood is “bad” in terms of health and sustainability.
“It continues to befuddle us a bit,” said Michael Rubino, director of aquaculture for NOAA Fisheries. “All kinds of seafood is good for you, whether it’s farmed or wild or something in between.”
Sheila Bowman, manager of culinary and strategic initiatives for the Monterey Bay Aquarium Seafood Watch program, says today’s confusion about aquaculture is rooted in the past…
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