Sustainable "Sensible" Seafood at Virginia Aquarium and Marine Science Center
When I got the Aquarium everyone was super nice to me, I saw my old friend Karen Burns who was on the show last year, I met the Sensible Seafood Squad and then we went to Whole Foods to talk sustainability to the public. We ate great meals out with April Abbey Road Then it was off to our first stop at WholeFoods in Virginia Beach, we talked with Fish Monger Dan Dan started by telling us what was in season and local and what we should be eating Dan also explained how to choose a fresh fish No worries in our seafood department. Fresh or frozen, we have traceability from fishery to store. And, we only sell wild-caught seafood from fisheries that are certified sustainable by the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) or rated either \u201cGreen\u201d or \u201cYellow\u201d by the Monterey Bay Aquarium Seafood Watch and The Safina Center. We don\u2019t sell any of the red-rated seafood you might find at other grocery stores. We were totally impressed with the way Wholefoods deals with their seafood, I wish all markets would be as responsible. Great work, special thanks to Dan for his time and Elizabeth the manager for allowing us to chat with Dan in the store. In between segments, you are going to hear people giving us their definition of sustainable seafood. Reflecting back on this, I now understand why places like the Virginia Aquarium and Marine Science Center need to work so hard to teach folks what sustainable means.