Some fish, like salmon, require a diet of fish meal that makes raising them a net loss on sea life. Some fish make less sense than others for aquaculture, and Greenberg introduces a number of fish that seem well-suited for aquaculture, due to their low dependency on fish feed. This is essentially a policy book about how to sustainably manage wild fish and meet rising demand will require a mix of government controls on fishing and on carefully regulated aquaculture. A marvelous literary achievement and a glorious, breathtaking read. As well, he has quality proposed solutions to the various consumerism crises as well. Greenberg is an ace, who took a boyhood interest to the most wonderful, educational apex. Scarcely have I come across a person who could conceivably answer any question thrown at him in the field of his/her endeavors. I generally love hearing experts speak, whether at book readings, conferences, lectures or via written media. The book is mesmerizing in its exquisite detail. NSL: 'I know! Isn't that interesting! I thought the same thing! It's fish! Yet, this book is awesome!'

Me: 'It's about the most boring topic in the world, yet I'm enthralled by all the detail.' Me: 'Know what I find most interesting about it?' Nice stranger lady: 'Were you just reading the fish book by Greenberg?' My opinion of this book can be encapsulated by an actual conversation I had on the train after putting the book away before disembarking: By examining the forces that get fish to our dinner tables, he shows how we can start to heal the oceans and fight for a world where healthy and sustainable seafood is the rule rather than the exception.

He makes clear how PCBs and mercury find their way into seafood discovers how Mediterranean sea bass went global challenges the author of Cod to taste the difference between a farmed and a wild cod and almost sinks to the bottom of the South Pacific while searching for an alternative to endangered bluefin tuna.įish, Greenberg reveals, are the last truly wild food - for now. He travels to the ancestral river of the Yupik Eskimos to see the only Fair Trade–certified fishing company in the world. He visits Norwegian megafarms that use genetic techniques once pioneered on sheep to grow millions of pounds of salmon a year. In Four Fish, award-winning writer and lifelong fisherman Paul Greenberg takes us on a culinary journey, exploring the history of the fish that dominate our menus - salmon, sea bass, cod, and tuna - and investigating where each stands at this critical moment in time.

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