On Thu, 28 Feb 2008 22:07:29 -0800, Blinky the Shark wrote:

> I'm not arguing that the orange roughy is not endangered. I honestly
> don't know. But it seems odd that my usual chain supermarket is selling
> it. That's why I'm asking for something more authoritative than what I've
> found so far.

CostCo has always sold it as well.

I do see articles that a endangered status was planned after some
tree-hugging group complained, but I don't see anything that made
it official.

I would think endangering/banning geoduck clams would come before
roughy.

-sw