Ahi No More No Ka Oi? No Worries. Lotta Fish Left

As if the spiking price of Hawaii's favorite piscine weren't enough -- fueled by diminishing stocks and overfishing of the bluefin tuna -- now a New York Times piece finds unsafe quantities of mercury in samples taken from high-end sushi joints around the Big Apple. No reason to believe Hawaii's ahi is any different. Sustainablog brings us a post that points out a fish selector chart from the good folks at Environmental Defense that highlights the better, more eco-friendly and healthier fish in the sea. I also want to point out this commendable program on Maui that has Valley Isle restaurants supporting sustainable fish selection. Not that this is perfect -- they all serve ahi -- but its a start.