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The Monterey Bay Aquarium's free Seafood Watch app just got enhanced with a nifty new feature: Project FishMap. The idea is to give you eaters a chance to spread some sustainable seafood love by giving a public nod to restaurants and markets that are making an effort to source their fish thoughtfully.
LA Magazine deems it a GPS for fish, and we agree.
Press the "locate" button on the app, and you'll pull up restaurants like Oleana in Cambridge, which got a pat on the back for serving ocean-friendly seafood such as mussels and striped bass; or Esteban Restaurant in Monterey (a Seafood Watch partner), which snagged some smooches for serving items like farmed clams, Pacific halibut, mussels and oysters.
While the list of restaurants and markets is on the slim side right now (the app was just launched Tuesday), Seafood Watch is hoping users will get busy placing push pins in locales all over the country when they spot a "Best Choice" or "Good Alternative" seafood item. With over 325,000 users, we think the list will be chock-full in no time, earning participants badges like "Sushi Master" or "Pioneer".













