Ahi Sustainability

MMXIII 650i GC · 06-04-2010, 05:18 PM

So I was at dinner in a nice restaurant last night, and for my entree I ordered the seared Ahi Tuna. The girl I was with got offended and told me I shouldnt be ordering that since it is being over fished and is no longer sustainable.

2 questions.

1. Is this just a bunch of hippie BS, or is there actually something to what she said?
2. If the fish is already caught, cleaned, prepared and at the location, is there really much harm in ordering it instead of having it being thrown out the next day?

number335 · 06-04-2010, 05:25 PM

i would have told her that she is right and you appreciate her educating you and that you know better going forward...then order the veal.

jhv · 06-04-2010, 05:25 PM

'the girl i was with' was this a blind date?

MMXIII 650i GC · 06-04-2010, 05:31 PM

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Originally Posted by number335

i would have told her that she is right and you appreciate her educating you and that you know better going forward...then order the veal.

LOL! I really wanted to do something like that, but there were no other animal rights unfriendly options on the menu.

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Originally Posted by jh valley

'the girl i was with' was this a blind date?

Its a bit of a long story, but the short version its a girl I used to date, we tend not to get along, and we were both there for a mutual friend's graduation.

Lagger1 · 06-04-2010, 05:34 PM

I'd go catch a yellowfin 150 miles south of SD right now, sear that bitch & tell her to suck on that for sustainability.

FYI, 'red flag' for any broad that gets "offended" by what you order.

stimpy · 06-04-2010, 05:49 PM

The moment she said that is the point where you need to resort to the one night stand mentality. Wine & Dine, piitb, then kick her to the curb.

chungdae · 06-04-2010, 06:36 PM

Who cares? Eat whatever the hell you want. She's a nobody. If it's your girl that you're in a committed relationship and you actually respect her, then I would reconsider. Hell, actually no I would not, I'd drop her the first night if she told that to me.

JoosyJoos · 06-04-2010, 07:32 PM

Its all being over fished. According to some reports seafood as we know it might be exhausted by 2040. I'm sure theres some truth to that... in the sense that its going to get a lot more expensive (supply and demand curves).

Eat what you want while its cheap-- let the free market decide what part of the environment you want to destroy-- just ask BP about that one lol

Topless 335i · 06-04-2010, 07:45 PM

There's a ton of fish available for consumption here lol...

No, that is not concrete, it is millions of dead fish after the BP oil spill.

Dan in PA · 06-04-2010, 08:01 PM

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Originally Posted by number335

i would have told her that she is right and you appreciate her educating you and that you know better going forward...then order the veal.

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Originally Posted by Lagger1

I'd go catch a yellowfin 150 miles south of SD right now, sear that bitch & tell her to suck on that for sustainability.

FYI, 'red flag' for any broad that gets "offended" by what you order.

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Originally Posted by stimpy

The moment she said that is the point where you need to resort to the one night stand mentality. Wine & Dine, piitb, then kick her to the curb.

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Originally Posted by chungdae

Who cares? Eat whatever the hell you want. She's a nobody. If it's your girl that you're in a committed relationship and you actually respect her, then I would reconsider. Hell, actually no I would not, I'd drop her the first night if she told that to me.

OP, you should have told her you were on Whale Wars - on one of the whaling boats

FStop7 · 06-04-2010, 08:11 PM

You should have told her with nasty snatch like her around there'll never be a shortage of tuna.

Dan in PA · 06-04-2010, 08:22 PM

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Originally Posted by FStop7

You should have told her with nasty snatch like her around there'll never be a shortage of tuna.

gun6slinger9 · 06-05-2010, 04:07 AM

every type or fish/seafood is overfished...

kaykay · 06-05-2010, 04:12 AM

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Originally Posted by Lagger1

I'd go catch a yellowfin 150 miles south of SD right now, sear that bitch & tell her to suck on that for sustainability.

FYI, 'red flag' for any broad that gets "offended" by what you order.

NYC6 · 06-05-2010, 08:28 AM

I would have said.....Theres no Koala or Panda bear on the menu so I got the tuna.

Alexander · 06-05-2010, 03:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Railgun

What, they didn't have baby seal?

Soooo TASTY!!!!

Dan in PA · 06-05-2010, 03:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Railgun

What, they didn't have baby seal?

I love baby seal, especially when it's fresh clubbed.

Alexander · 06-05-2010, 03:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Dan in PA

I love baby seal, especially when it's fresh clubbed.

Yes. Back in the boy scouts we used to go to the North pole camping. We made sure that we packed our clubs so that we can enjoy some freshly clubbed baby seal.

Alexander · 06-05-2010, 03:59 PM

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Dan in PA · 06-05-2010, 04:09 PM

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http://www.dr.dk/spil/dolph/popup.html

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I fucking lol'd so hard....

chungdae · 06-05-2010, 04:35 PM

^LOL me too.

samwoo2go · 06-05-2010, 06:15 PM

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Originally Posted by MMIX M3

So I was at dinner in a nice restaurant last night, and for my entree I ordered the seared Ahi Tuna. The girl I was with got offended and told me I shouldnt be ordering that since it is being over fished and is no longer sustainable.

2 questions.

1. Is this just a bunch of hippie BS, or is there actually something to what she said?
2. If the fish is already caught, cleaned, prepared and at the location, is there really much harm in ordering it instead of having it being thrown out the next day?

1. Yes there are some truth to what she said, but not as extreme as the tree huggers make it.
2. Some say by not consuming the fish, even it means the restaurant will throw it out, you are helping because you are lowering overall demand. Next time, the restaurant will order less fish from suppliers, and suppliers will buy less fish from vessels, and vessels will fish for less, because demand is low.
But I think that's a load of BS, by not consuming, the 1st and most apparent change is going to be price. Price will come down to drive the demand back up, and until the price is lower than what it takes to catch the fish, will overfishing stop.
3. In the end who cares, just say "if I order organic salad, can I PIITB?"

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number335 Second Lieutenant 20 Rep 254 Posts Drives: E92 Coupe Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Orange County, CA iTrader: (0)	i would have told her that she is right and you appreciate her educating you and that you know better going forward...then order the veal.
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Lagger1 Private First Class 11 Rep 140 Posts Drives: valvetronic engaged Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Costa Mesa, CA iTrader: (0)	I'd go catch a yellowfin 150 miles south of SD right now, sear that bitch & tell her to suck on that for sustainability. FYI, 'red flag' for any broad that gets "offended" by what you order. __________________ 2006 330i \| AW \| 6MT \| ZSP \| LOGIC \| ADAPTIVE \| PBX
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stimpy Colonel 167 Rep 2,210 Posts Drives: E92 335i Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Phoenix AZ iTrader: (7)	The moment she said that is the point where you need to resort to the one night stand mentality. Wine & Dine, piitb, then kick her to the curb.
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chungdae The Asian Sensation 56 Rep 708 Posts Drives: 2009 Alpine White M3, S1000RR Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Miami, FL iTrader: (2)	Who cares? Eat whatever the hell you want. She's a nobody. If it's your girl that you're in a committed relationship and you actually respect her, then I would reconsider. Hell, actually no I would not, I'd drop her the first night if she told that to me.
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JoosyJoos Major 113 Rep 1,347 Posts Drives: 2011 335d Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Atlanta, GA iTrader: (1) Garage List 2008 BMW 335i [0.00]	Its all being over fished. According to some reports seafood as we know it might be exhausted by 2040. I'm sure theres some truth to that... in the sense that its going to get a lot more expensive (supply and demand curves). Eat what you want while its cheap-- let the free market decide what part of the environment you want to destroy-- just ask BP about that one lol __________________ 1997 M3 Coupe - BMWCCA I-Prepared #22 2006 M Roadster - 23,000 miles and slowly counting
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Topless 335i Captain 39 Rep 984 Posts Drives: AW E93 335i Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: SoCal iTrader: (2)	There's a ton of fish available for consumption here lol... No, that is not concrete, it is millions of dead fish after the BP oil spill. Attached Images
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