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Article: CHEFS URGING CONGRESS TO PRESERVE WILD SALMON.(Living)
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- The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH)
- Article date:
- May 9, 2007
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Byline: Compiled from Post news sources
As the 2007 Pacific wild-salmon season gets underway, U.S. consumers who cherish the prized fish are being urged by chefs and environmental groups to show support for their favorite fish by eating more of it -- wild salmon versus farmed salmon, which is milder and less expensive.
A national campaign, led by renowned chef Alice Waters of Chez Panisse in San Francisco and backed by 200 chefs nationwide, calls on Congress to protect Pacific wild salmon habitats. A letter signed by the chefs was presented Tuesday to legislators at an event in Washington, D.C., in honor of wild salmon.
While this year's wild ...