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Four Fish The Future of the Last Wild Food

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ISBN-10: 1594202567

ISBN-13: 9781594202568

Edition: 2010

Authors: Paul Greenberg

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The history of four fish-bass, cod, salmon, and tuna-exposes a critical moment in our relationship with the truly last wild food we consume. In the last few decades, humankind's relationship with the ocean has undergone a remarkable change. The environmental impact of commercial fishing and the advent of extensive fish farming have led to grave and widespread concerns about the uncertain future of wild fish. We are on the precipice of a cataclysm; there is a distinct possibility that our children's children will never eat a wild fish that has swum freely in the ocean. Are we on the brink of fishing every edible species of fish into extinction? And if so, how can we prevent such a disaster?…    
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Book details

List price: $25.95
Copyright year: 2010
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Publication date: 7/15/2010
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 304
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.25" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 1.298
Language: English

Paul Greenberg is an author and essayist. In 2002 he wrote a novel Leaving Katya - which is about the destruction of a Russian American marriage and became a Barnes and Noble Great New Writers selection. Starting in 2005 he has been writing for The N.Y. Times Magazine Book Reviews and Opinion sections. His specialty is writing on fish, agriculture, and the future of our oceans. His article on Chilean Sea Bass received the International Association of Culinary Professionals Bert Greene Award for excellence in food writing. He has also been a guest commentator on public radio programs such as All things Considered and the Leonard Lopate Show. He wrote Four Fish: The Future of the Last Wild…