Sustainable seafood casts a wider net; As demand rises and wild stocks fall, wholesalers like Wal-Mart and Unilever ask for 'eco-friendly' catches.(FEATURES)(CURRENTS)

From: The Christian Science Monitor | Date: April 3, 2006 | Copyright information

Byline: Kate Moser Contributor to The Christian Science Monitor

Sally Eason says this may be the year that her third-generation fish-farming operation turns a profit. That's partly because more people want to buy fish caught or farmed using environmentally friendly practices, she says.

"This year I'm hearing more of these people who have traditionally been concerned about price saying, 'Have you had your product tested for pesticides?' A year ago these guys didn't care about that," says Ms. Eason, a tall redhead who runs Sunburst Trout Company with her two sons in the ...

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