Fish

Both at the fish shop and at the supermarket, there is fish of far away seas, frozen or not very fresh, and fished in the less sustainable way. There are also those ones of fishing farms. The big chains of supermarkets are part of a centralized economical model. As a difference, the best options for fish will be found only at fish shops and markets or through direct sale channels.

How can we do it

Let us buy at a reliable fish shop having fish sold at the general fish market.
Let us learn to recognize the freshest fish, which will by sure come from the coastal shore.
Fishmongers can arrange well the fish and give advices to us.
At the dock and at fish shops of some fishing locations it is possible to buy fish directly. There are fishermen and fisherman's associations that sell by home delivery or at their own fish shops.

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Data d'actualització: 25/08/2011 - 14:15

Information sources

Professional organizations: Asociación Empresarial de Productores de Cultivos Marinos de España, confraries de pescadors de L'Escala, l'Ampolla, Cambrils, Cedeira, Federació Nacional, Federació de Tarragona, Confederación Española de Pesca (patronal de pesquers i armadors), Cooperativa de Armadores de Vigo, Fòrum Mundial de Pescadors, Gremi de Peixaters de Catalunya;

sectorial organizations: Frigorífics Ferrer, Llotja de Blanes, Lonxanet, Mercabarna, Riofrío;

academic centres: Grup de recerca en Patologia i Immunologia en Aqüicultura de la Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Institut de Ciències del Mar de Barcelona, Programa Ribepeix de la Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Sociedad Española de Acuicultura;

experts: Joan Lluís Alegret, Ramon Franquesa, Antonio García-Allut, Alicia Langreo;

administrations: Departament de Pesca de la FAO, Fondo de Regulación i Organización del Mercado de los Productos de la Pesca i Cultivos Marinos;

magazines: Distribución y Consumo, Industrias Pesqueras, Pesca Internacional;

organizations: Asociación Itsas Geroa, Col•lectiu Internacional de Suport al Pescador Artesanal, Ecodesarrollo Gaia, Greenpeace i la seva Guía de consumo responsable de pescado, Puresalmon, Veterinaris sense Fronteres.