Archive for March, 2010

Orange Roughy – a fish we’ve heard so much about recently – is a type of perch highly sought after by seafood enthusiasts and restaurants throughout the world.  It also goes by the names Sea Perch, Deep Sea Perch and Red Roughy.  Sustainable Seafood Guides by the Marine Stewardship Council, Sea Choice, Seafood Watch and the Australian Marine Conservation Society have all rated the Orange Roughy in the red/avoid/vulnerable category. Read the rest of this entry »

I’ve cut my meat and fish consumption by a significant amount since the start of this year.  This didn’t come about as some great seeing the light or by a desire to feel smug.  I just got sick of eating meat.  But I do hope that my contribution – or lack of it – to the meat-eating universe is doing the earth and oceans some good. Read the rest of this entry »

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Updated July 23, 2010

I have come across many who dealt with this dilemma.  As scuba diving is one of those activities that demand a lot of time and money, a keen enthusiast is going to devote his/her holidays and spare time to this pursuit.  To a non-diver, a diver’s commitments to his/her sport may seem odd or obsessive. Read the rest of this entry »

It’s another victory for Japan, China and other nations who have been working very hard at the CITES Meeting to kill conservation measures for marine life. They’ve got another scalp and this time, the victims were sharks. Read the rest of this entry »

Having recently read an item on the number of condoms handed out to Olympic athletes during the games in Vancouver – 100,000 altogether which averages to around 14.6 condoms for each of the 6,850 athletes and officials estimated to have attended the Olympics and Paralympics – it got me thinking, that is an awful lot of rubber… Read the rest of this entry »

For most of my adult life, I’ve been baffled as to why people parade tofu as meat.  I wondered how many careers have been devoted to designing recognised and loved meat items made of tofu. You don’t have to look too hard around a supermarket to find tofu steaks, sausages and even chicken wings. I just found a picture online of a tofu pie shaped like a pig’s head – that one gets the prize for creativity. Read the rest of this entry »

It’s been a very bad week for Bluefin – and many other species in danger of extinction. The CITES Meeting, which started with many environmentalists and conservation bodies expecting positive outcomes, has rejected some crucial moves that would have provided some protection for critically endangered species. Read the rest of this entry »

Tired of the same old thing?  Predictable gatherings of people at the same places? Or worse, tired of NOT finding people anywhere? Sick of fruitless blind dates? Are you ready to try something new? Read the rest of this entry »

I love the convenience of tuna out of the can.  It’s tasty and versatile so with very little imagination and time, great culinary masterpieces can be created.  The canned tuna has provided sustenance on many busy lunches, late evenings and I’ve even turned to it for dinner parties because really, you just can’t go wrong with the stuff.

The tuna is a big seller.  The global business in tuna is worth $5.5 billion and millions of people rely on the tuna industry for their livelihood.  But should we be concerned as responsible seafood consumers? Read the rest of this entry »

What is CITES and why is it important?

The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) is a treaty between 175 governments that protects around 33,000 species to some extent. Read the rest of this entry »