Four fish, looks at Salmon, Tuna, Bass and Cod, as the most common wild fish, that can grace supermarket shelves. That we have over exploited many fish species to a point of collapse, is well known. These four fishes have not fared any better. Paul Greenberg has done a good job however, of not focusing only at this negative, but tries to chart a workable way forward with regards to our consumption of fish.
For each of the fish Greenberg looks at - how they were fished throughout human history, how we over fished them, what efforts have been made to keep the wild catches sustainable, what efforts are being made to farm these fishes, whether this farming is sustainable or better then catching them in the wild. For each of these fishes he also looks at other fishes, with similar flavor and texture profile that may be used to replaces these.
One of the strong points he make is that none of these fishes are suited for being cattle. It would be better to select species of fish more suited to that role, before we attempt to domesticate and farm them.
All in all the book flows well, and is a brisk read.
Rating: 5 / 5; Great. Get it.
For each of the fish Greenberg looks at - how they were fished throughout human history, how we over fished them, what efforts have been made to keep the wild catches sustainable, what efforts are being made to farm these fishes, whether this farming is sustainable or better then catching them in the wild. For each of these fishes he also looks at other fishes, with similar flavor and texture profile that may be used to replaces these.
One of the strong points he make is that none of these fishes are suited for being cattle. It would be better to select species of fish more suited to that role, before we attempt to domesticate and farm them.
All in all the book flows well, and is a brisk read.
Rating: 5 / 5; Great. Get it.
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