Resources

On this page are resource links for people who are interested in the pescetarian diet or who want to learn more about sustainable, healthy, and safe seafood. This resource list is curated and is constantly growing. I evaluate each source for usefulness--with an eye for any research or media attention given to pescetarianism and sustainable seafood. If you know of a resource that should be added, please leave a comment below with a link. Thank you for visiting Pescetarian Journal!

Why Choose to Be Pescetarian?

• Why Be Pescetarian?
• Pescetarianism
• 5 Reasons to Become a Pescetarian (by Chloe Spencer)

Pescetarianism: Impact on Health

• Health Benefits of a Pescetarian Diet (by Juniper Russo)
• Pescetarian Diet for Total Health (by Jeff Behar, MS MBA)
• Free Fish Guides (Download from "Seafood Watch"

Ethics

• Debating Pescetarianism: To Fish or Not to Fish for a Protein Source (by Mary Sichi)
• Food, Fads and Fish: Eating Nemo (by Dr. Kristie Miller)

Groups

• Pescetarians Forum

Meal Plans
(Check with your physician before beginning any diet.)

• Pescetarian Low GI Diet 

Avoiding Mercury and PCBs in Fish

• Fish: Friend or Foe? (Harvard School of Public Health)
• Consumer Guide to Mercury in Fish (Natural Resources Defense Council--NRDC)

Sustainable Seafood Information

• Monterey Bay Seafood Watch
• Sustainable Seafood Guide (NRDC)
• Sustainable Seafood Guide (Earth Easy)
• Consumer Guide to Sustainable Seafood 
• Sustainable Seafood Fact Sheets (South Carolina Aquarium)
• Factbox: Sustainable Fishing and Seafood (World News Australia)
• Sustainable Seafood Product Finder (Marine Stewardship Council)

Retail Sources for Sustainable Seafood

• Willowfield Enterprises, California

Apps for Pescetarians & Seafood Lovers

• Ocean Wise App
• Seafood Watch by Monterey Bay Aquarium