Monterey Bay Aquarium Seafood Rating Pocket Guide

Monterey Bay Aquarium Seafood Rating Pocket Guide

Thursday, May 1, 2014

What are the terms of your research?

In Dr. Mangin's Marine Conservation class at the University of Arizona, students gathered research by collecting relevant data information on the availability of sustainable fish at grocery stores in the area. We did not sample all the of the stores in Tucson, but instead, as a class, sampled each store once and answered pre anticipated questions to gather data.
These stores were analyze between February 19-22, 2014.
Relevant Data:

What is the location and name of the store?
Stores surveyed:
Aj's, Albertson's
Bashas
Costco
Food Conspiracy, Food City,
Safeway, Sam's Club
Target, Trader Joes
Wal-mart, Whole Foods

Does the grocery store have seafood from the "Best" list? What kinds?
Most common best choices were:
Clams, Mussels,
Striped Bass, Catfish,
Lobster
Pacific Cod (hook & line)
Halibut
Salmon, Shrimp, Scallops (farmed), Sardines
Tilapia (Ecuador), Rainbow Trout, Troll/Pole Canned Tuna

Data analysis by Courtney Sanchez & Melissa Stevenson


Does the grocery store have seafood from the "Good" list? What kinds?
Similar to the recording of the "Best" data.

Does the store have frozen, canned, and/or fresh seafood?
This question was to gather insight on the abundance of available seafood, depending on the size of the grocery store.

What were the prices?
This can heavily influence the choices that buyers make at the grocery store, there is an additional post that outlines the most affordable and sustainable fish to purchase.

Does the store abide by the Country of Origin Label law?
This label can be unclear and is not universal. The only way to know is if the country of origin is stated on some part of the fish packaging.


* It is important to note that this data is variable due to grocer influx of supply.

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