Frequently Asked Questions

Fish

Hi,
I was browsing through your website and I must say it's an excellent one. There's one thing I would like to point out, however, under your recipes section. One called "Foiled fish in a flash", recommended a fish called the Orange Roughy. It's a species that takes decades to reach maturity and that filet you see could have come from a fish that's 100 years old.
Please stop recommending this fish because it is on a sharp decline. It takes 30 years to reach maturity and that means it reproduces extremely slowly. There's lots of other stuff we could eat and be healthy without threatening the health of other species.

sincerely,
soon chung
Singapore

Answer

Dear Soon Chung,

Thank you for bringing this issue to our attention. We have an interest in environmental welfare and sustainability, and so we will be happy to replace the Orange Roughy in our recipe with another fish type.

Regards,
Tracey Setter

Webmaster
Healthy Eating Club

Last Updated: January 23, 2002.