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Bottomfeeder: How To Eat Ethically In A World Of Vanishing Seafood (2008)

by Taras Grescoe(Favorite Author)

4.16 of 5 Votes: 3

ISBN

0002007819 (ISBN13: 9780002007818)

languge

English

genre

Food & Cookbooks

publisher

HarperCollins Canada

review 1: This was a good book that I would recommend for anyone. It had lots of insite to the fisheries world, that even I was shocked on. As a seafood lover, I now need to reconsider where my seafood is coming from. Also that the asian countries are about killing the fishing industry and sending us toxic, farmed raised food, especially my beloved shrimp. I thought some of the chapters were a bit long and drawn out on some of the subjects. It was like ok I really get the picture and I am sure some of these subjects could be stand alone books on that particular fishery. Needless to say this book will definitely change the way you look and eat seafood.
review 2: Many people are increasingly concerned about the source of our food -- in terms of both ethics and sustainabili... morety, and rightly so. Bottomfeeder is incredibly eye-opening, even if you think you know what's going on in the world's oceans.The writer is Canadian and travels around the globe looking at the seafood situation in the wild and in terms of aquaculture, also touching on regional specialties and cultural delicacies. It’s also pretty well-rounded; Grescoe talks to local fishermen, massive corporations, chefs, restaurant owners, biologists, etc. and gets a variety of perspectives on everything from sustainability to toxicity to disease to scientific studies.If you eat seafood at all -- or even like it -- or even just are interested about the industry and the source of its product, this is an absolute must-read.No, really. Read it. It's important. less

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