The fish was sustainably harvested:

The restaurant later confirmed, they had come from one of the world’s few well-managed, sustainable populations of toothfish, and caught and documented in compliance with Marine Stewardship Council regulations.

Chilean Sea Bass fishing is regulated. Poaching is a problem. Eating sustainably harvested fish is Not. An. Issue.

I assume that everyone would grant that at a once-in-a-lifetime event such as a wedding, a person might indulge with the expense of this sustainably harvested fish even though it is obviously out of the reach of most of us every day?? Or isn’t Al Gore’s daughter allowed to celebrate her marriage??

Also, let us not lose sight of the fact that Gore is trying to reduce carbon emissions to avoid a global climate crisis, not save every freakin’ fish on the planet. See, he’s not some radical enviro-looney who wants to make you live in a hollow log and bring an end to life as we know it. He’s trying to save life as we know it.

Needless to say, if you scrutinize Al Gore and every move he makes and every bite he ingests you are going to find evidence of imperfection, which you can blow up into a big hissy fit and call – gasp – hypocrisy! It is not possible to be an environmental saint in a world filled with consumer goods, dirty power, food of questionable origins. Gore is a LOT more consistent than most people are.

These silly attacks on Gore personally are a distraction to avoid the scary reality of global warming, and they are getting really old. The next thing you know someone is going to break the big story of how Gore’s underwear isn’t made of organic cotton. Gasp!

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/main.jhtml?xml=/earth/2007/07/19/eagore119.xml

“But the fish enjoyed by the Gores were not endangered or illegally caught.

Rather, the restaurant later confirmed, they had come from one of the world’s few well-managed, sustainable populations of toothfish, and caught and documented in compliance with Marine Stewardship Council regulations. The Gores’ spokesman, Kalee Kreider, admitted that the fish has been on the menu, but said: “The Gores absolutely agree with this humane society and the rest of the environmental community about illegally caught Chilean sea bass.”

And yes, Al Gore does practice what he preaches, despite what the right-wing smear machine might say otherwise.

Chilean sea bass, is not a fish found in the U.S. therefore it would not be anything listed on the federal Endangered Species Act list.

Chilean sea bass is over fished because of the large demand globally for the fish. If something isn’t done soon, the fish may end up in short supply.

I have no facts to get straight. I presented the story as it appeared in the Daily Telegraph. I think it only fair that when a person, Al Gore, puts himself in the lime light and claims that the world is coming to an end because global warming is the biggest threat to this planet, he falls under great scrutiny.

It is no secret that he doesn’t always practice what he preaches. Taking the stance he has puts him on a different level than the average Joe.

In answer to your question, yeah this story is supposed to be a joke. Did he serve up Chilean sea bass at his daughter’s wedding? Yes! Should he have done that? You tell me.