Politically Correct Fish - Smells Good Too
Or should I say it's not too fishy; this according to my wife equipped as she is with an ultra keen olfactory capability.
Looking at the label you know right away that this isn't any ordinary tin of tuna. "Minimal mercury" it proclaims. "Troll caught". This would seem to be a good method to capture these bad boys because you guessed it they are "Wild".
All this seemed a bit too much like hype so I checked out the Wild Planet web site and came across even more political correctness. There we read "Wild Planet Inc. is dedicated to the conservation of wild marine ecosystems. The preservation of biodiversity and the symbiotic interdependence of all life on this planet is a paramount concern to all future generations. At Wild Planet Inc. the long-term health of the wild biosphere takes priority. Balance in harvesting while preserving marine resources is the goal of Wild Planet Inc."
Hmm. This one paragraph uses the word "wild" five times...
But digging a bit deeper one recognizes that this isn't hype after all. For instance on the matter of "minimal mercury" we learn "The troll-caught albacore in the North Pacific fishery is lower in mercury because these migratory fish are smaller (about 9 to 25 pounds) and younger (three to five years old) than the long-line caught older fish that reach up to 70 pounds after ten to fifteen years of growth. Naturally the longer a fish lives and feeds the more it bio-accumulates mercury.
While all fish caught along the West Coast are low in mercury compared to overseas fish we have taken the quest to produce the safest possible product one step further. As our employees unload the fishermen's catch at our docks they separate the 9 to 12 pound fish from the rest of the load. We send these mostly three-year-old fish to our cannery in South Bend Washington. These are the only fish contained in the `minimal mercury' product. We call it "minimal mercury" because it is lower than low in mercury."
Now I'm impressed...
And how does this tuna taste? It's delicious - mild flakey but flavorful.
Highly recommended. You'll feel like you're saving the planet when you chomp down on that tuna fish sandwich.More detail ...
