10 Fish Species You Can Eat With a Clean Conscience
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1. Lionfish (invasive) Indigenous to the Indo-Pacific area, the venomous-spine-bearing lionfish can wreak havoc on its non-native ecosystems, often nearly decimating other fish populations (females can produce 2 million eggs per year, whereas an average salmon might lay 2,500). Try the flaky and mild fish in a number of different preparations, depending on the day, at Norman’s Cay (74 Orchard St.; 646-481-1229), which sources its supply from the Bahamas. (Illustrations by John Burgoyne)
1. Lionfish (invasive) Indigenous to the Indo-Pacific area, the venomous-spine-bearing lionfish can wreak havoc on its non-native ecosystems, often nearly decimating other fish populations (females can produce 2 million eggs per year, whereas an average salmon might lay 2,500). Try the flaky and mild fish in a number of different preparations, depending on the day, at Norman’s Cay (74 Orchard St.; 646-481-1229), which sources its supply from the Bahamas. (Illustrations by John Burgoyne)
Great: Your New Year’s resolution is to eat more fish, but which ones? Making sense of the web of fraudulent labeling, environmental concerns, and the ever-changing status of various fisheries is enough to scare anyone away from the seafood counter. The solution: Look for local, regional, and abundant species; fish whose careful farming actually helps the environment; and nonnative predators that threaten smaller fish populations.
