Bottomfeeder
Subtitle: How to Eat Ethically in a World of Vanishing Seafood
Publisher: Bloomsbury USA; Bloomsbury
Published: April 29, 2008
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 336
ISBN-13: 9781596912250
Subjects: Social Science; Cooking / Wine; Sociology; Environmental Conservation & Protection - General; Essays; Specific Ingredients - Seafood; Social Science / General; General; Cookery (Seafood); Marine resources conservation; Seafood
Description: Dividing his sensibilities between Epicureanism and ethics, Taras Grescoe set out on a nine-month, worldwide search for a delicious--and humane--plate of seafood. What he discovered shocked him. From North American Red Lobsters to fish farms and research centers in China, Bottomfeeder takes readers on an illuminating tour through the $55-billion-dollar-a-year seafood industry. Grescoe examines how out-of-control pollution, unregulated fishing practices, and climate change affect what ends up on our plate. More than a screed against a multibillion-dollar industry, however, this is also a balanced and practical guide to eating, as Grescoe explains to readers which fish are best for our environment, our seas, and our bodies.