This sustainable seafood recipe from our partner, Monterey Bay Aquarium features mussels. Farmed mussels are a “Best Choice” because they’re raised in an environmentally responsible way. Ingredients (Serves 4) 4 tablespoons olive oil 1/2 red onion, chopped 2 garlic cloves, thinly sliced 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes 1 28-ounce can Italian tomatoes in purée (preferably [...]
In response to a growing number of requests, we are launching a new feature in this edition of our monthly E-Newsletter, Seafood Savvy Recipes. We believe it will help our readers make better choices about the seafood they prepare at home and order in restaurants. Try this interesting take on on one of our local [...]
The Bonita Springs / Fort Myers Beach Chapter arranged a well attended Seafood Savvy Symposium with Barton Seaver, the renowned author of “Cod and Country,”at Edison College on Sunday morning, October 14th. Barton has traveled all over the world with the National Geographic Foundation in search of ways we can all live a more sustainable [...]
From October 5-14, taste what makes The Beaches of Fort Myers & Sanibel so special during a local and sustainable culinary celebration featuring local chefs and a wide variety of area restaurants. The following sustainable seafood events are being hosted in part by the Ft. Myers Beach/Bonita Springs and the Sanibel/Captiva START – Seafood Savvy [...]
Although the prospect of stormy weather forced a venue change for the Tide to Table dinner from the beach on Longboat Key to the ballroom at the Polo Grill, over 70 diners joined in the festivities on Saturday night, April 21st. The dinner, a fundraiser for Seafood Savvy, was the creation of Seafood Savvy member [...]
Seafood Savvy Coalitions, a START initiative, have been formed in Sarasota-Manatee and Lee counties. They are comprised of citizens who want to promote the use of local, sustainable seafood by restaurants, markets, retailers, wholesalers and distributors along the Gulf of Florida. Their goal is to help ensure that we have fish for the future by [...]
