Comment by _ph_
2 years ago
Another important candidate are shark fins. Not only are sharks of many kinds endangered, cutting of their fins and tossing the still living shark back in the ocean is especially cruel and wasteful.
But considering that most fish species are endangered and basically all of them are contaminated by plastic, there is good reason to avoid seafood altogether. Unless perhaps if you know that it has been fished sustainably from a local stable population. Which still wouldn't change the issues with the plastic.
Ok sure I just mean of foods I might normally eat in normal life. I've never even had the option of declining shark fin soup.
Unfortunately, they are still popular in parts of Asia. You don't see them at every corner, but e.g. in Taipeh it was offered in some places. And it is consumed enough to drive several species of sharks into extinction. Which of course, beyond the cruelty, will disrupt the eco systems further.