Something Fishy Going On in U.S. Seafood Market?

Nonprofit advocacy group: One-in-three fish mislabeled; Report says cod, salmon, red snapper often replaced by cheaper fish.

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Story Created: Jun 8, 2011 at 10:51 AM AKDT

Story Updated: Jun 8, 2011 at 10:51 AM AKDT

 

 

So what could be going on?

 

Lee said with a head and tail, you know what you're buying, but with fish filets, it's tougher to tell.

 

According to Oceana, fish are often replaced with cheaper species. Oceana's report says cod is often oilfish. Wild salmon, they say, could be straight from the farm. And red snapper is something different like tilapia more than 70 percent of the time.

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Michael Jimmy said on Wednesday, Jun 8 at 11:13 AM

Because of high seas bycatch and their greed.

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