The Perfect Protein: The Fish Lover's Guide to Saving the Oceans and Feeding the World
"In a world where obesity rates are skyrocketing as famine levels are rising, it's more important than ever to preserve a food source that can help remedy both of these crises.The Perfect Proteinpresents an incisive and fascinating addition to the debate on how best to do that."—DAVID A. KESSLER, MD, author ofThe End of Overeatingand former commissioner of the US Food and Drug Administration "We want to preserve our oceans not just because they are filled with nature’s wonders, but because they are also filled with a sustainable food source that can feed our hungry planet. The Perfect Protein offers a wise and wonderful new way to think about ocean conservation."—Alexandra Cousteau"Saving our oceans will ensure that future generations have access to one of the healthiest, most affordable, and sustainable protein sources on the planet. Anyone who cares about solving world hunger and saving jobs needs to read this book!"—Ted Danson "Throughout the years when many others failed to give the ocean the attention it deserves, Andrew Sharpless has been a consistent and resonant voice for the conservation of our seas.The Perfect Proteinis his clear-eyed and thought-provoking manifesto."—Paul Greenberg, author ofFour Fish: The Future of the Last Wild Food"Andrew Sharpless has hit on the essential point, not how to stop fishing but how to make it work so we can benefit from it. This is an important concept."—Mark Kurlansky, author ofCod: A Biography of the Fish that Changed the World"This is the perfect ocean book for seafood lovers. Sharpless shows how, if we do a few simple things, we can save the fish so we have more of them to eat. And we must, because so many people around the world depend on fish!"—Eric Ripert, Chef,Le Bernardin"A powerful reminder that people have depended on the oceans since time immemorial--and we could for a long time to come if we were careful, not reckless and greedy."—Bill McKibben, author ofEarth: Making a Life on a Tough New Planet