If you extend to include their "good alternative" species, you add things like bluefish, rock bass, porgy/scup, lobster, crabs...
So while it's true that the markets make little-to-no effort to promote these species over less sustainable ones, it's not hard to purchase fish from sustainable fisheries.
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Date: 2010-07-26 06:05 pm (UTC)-Catfish
-Steamer clams
-Mackerel
-Mussels
-Oysters
-Wild Alaskan Salmon
-Sardines
-Striped Bass
-Rainbow Trout
If you extend to include their "good alternative" species, you add things like bluefish, rock bass, porgy/scup, lobster, crabs...
So while it's true that the markets make little-to-no effort to promote these species over less sustainable ones, it's not hard to purchase fish from sustainable fisheries.