How to practice sustainable fish consumption

Dorade is marked red in Greenpeace’s shopping guide. Photo: Franziska Gabbert/dpa

Take a look at Greenpeace’s guides for buying fish and you might get the feeling you’ve been doing everything wrong.

Popular choices like cod, salmon and trout are marked red. In other words: “hands off, not sustainable.” Of all the fish listed, carp is the only one recommended without reservation.