Why does science have to ruin everything? A bunch of researchers, in their mad dash to create a huge DNA database for identifying fish, have discovered that an alarming amount of sushi here in New York City is not actually what is advertised. These Scientists have to learn the phrase “ignorance is bliss.” Next time a group of be speckled people in white lab coats come into your eatery, make sure you’re giving them the good stuff.
The worst part of this experiment is the discovery that “25 percent of what was labeled as tuna on sushi menus was bluefin.” The Bluefin Tuna population is getting so low that the New York Times editorial board suggested it be listed under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species, which would basically ban commercial fishing of the species. So next time you bite into your seaweed-wrapped roll, just know there is a one in four chance that you’re eating the panda bear of the ocean.
