Le Meridien Al Aqah Beach Resort has removed endangered fish species such as Hammour and Kingfish from its menus in support of the Choose Wisely campaign for sustainable fishing.
The Fujairah-based resort aims to eventually remove all endangered species from its hotel menus and is actively educating its visitors about the consequences of overfishing prized species.
In addition to removing Hammour off the buffet and a la carte menu, the resort has discontinued serving other overfished fish such as the Kingfish, White Spotted Spinefoot and Sprangled Emperor. Instead, it will serve the more sustainable Orange Spotted Trevally, Two Bar Sea Bream, Pink Ear Emperor, Black Streaked Monocle Bream and Ehrenbergs Snapper.
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“Choose Wisely is a great campaign that will hopefully be very popular and adopted by many,” said Pravin Bagali, executive chef at Le Meridien Al Aqah Beach Resort.
“According to recent studies, our oceans and seas will have no fish in 50 years’ time, but furthermore, certain species will disappear in the next few years," added Patrick Antaki, general manager at the resort. "It is our responsibility to future generations to ensure that we do not destroy the stock and help people become aware of this serious reversible situation.”
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