Four fish
the future of the last wild food
by Paul Greenberg · first published 2010
75% recommend25% neutral
In the majority of cultures around earth, many have at least one species of fish that is a staple of their diet, or holds a religious, spiritual, or philosophical meaning. In the book, Four Fish: The Future of the Last Wild Food by Paul Greenberg, the author supports an explanation as to why we, as humans, have such a love affair with not only fish but the open ocean. Mr. Greenberg, who is a devoted angler and also a fish conservationist, introduces the four fish that are eaten the most around the world. These are salmon, tuna, bass, and cod. He has a section covering each fish that includ
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Four Fish by Paul Greenberg - tackles this very subject. I recommend it. http://roundvalleyfishing.com/2011/06/15/book-review-four-fi...
on “Which Fish: With fish stocks under pressure, which are okay to eat?” ↗Highly recommend Four Fish by Paul Greenberg, does a good job showing all sides of the fishing industry and the projected future if we keep going the same way. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7347759-four-fish
on “A.I. And Big Data Could Power a New War on Poverty?” ↗In his (really great) book Four Fish, Paul Greenberg says that research shows it takes today's modern fleet roughly 36x the effort to catch the same amount of fish that the fleet of 1900 could catch with sail power. So even radar, sonar,…
on “New Maps Reveal Global Fishing's 'Vast Scope of Exploitation of the Ocean'” ↗…fishing—or, at least, in not fishing everywhere. He proposes that huge swaths of the sea be set aside as so-called “marine protected areas,” or M.P.A.s, where most commercial activity would be prohibited. In “Four Fish,” Paul Greenberg argues that the salvation of wild fish lies in farmed ones, though not in the kind you’ll find on ice at Stop & Shop. (Today, most farmed fish are fed on wild-caught fish, a practice…
on “Is there any hope for our overfished oceans?” ↗