In an age of over-fishing and crashing marine stocks, it's difficult to keep track of which fish are ethically kosher. Here I've pooled and visualized the latest consensus and data from the Marine Conservation Society (PDF), Greenpeace and the SeaFood Watch.
Check the data for yourself here: http://www.bit.ly/whichfish
As ever, it's a pretty grim picture. Although there is some good news. Mussels, clams and oysters are all good to eat. Hopefully this visual snapshot will help you enjoy a cleaner conscience and a slap-up dinner of ocean-friendly fish'n'chips.
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You can buy an instantly downloadable hi-res PDF of this image for £1.50 ($2.50) from here. (paypal) Print it to put it on your wall or flypost your fishmonger. All profits go to the Marine Conservation Society.
Download a pocket-sized cut-out-and-reference list from my site.
Credits
Design: David McCandless & Derek Guo
Research: Miriam Quick
Data: http://bit.ly/whichfish
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This an adapted page from my book of infographic exploria, Information Is Beautiful. In the US, the book's called The Visual Miscellaneum
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