The planet will be home to more than 9 billion
people by 2050, and we're already seeing critical levels
of famine around the world mirrored by growing obesity
in developed nations. In The Perfect Protein, Andy
Sharpless maintains that protecting wild seafood can
help combat both issues, because seafood is the
healthiest, cheapest, most environmentally friendly
source of protein on earth. While the conservation
community has taken a simplistic, save-the-whales
approach when it comes to oceans, Sharpless contends
that we must save the world's seafood not just to
protect marine life and biodiversity but to stave off
the coming humanitarian crisis. With high demand for
predator species like tuna and salmon, wealthy nations
like the U.S. convert reduction species such as
anchovies, mackerel, and sardines into feed for salmon
and other farmed animals - even though these overlooked
fish are packed with health-boosting Omega-3 fatty acids
and could feed millions. By establishing science-based
quotas, protecting wild habitats, and reducing bycatch
(and treating anchovies and their like as food, not
feed), Sharpless believes that effective ocean
stewardship can put healthy, sustainable seafood on the
table forever. To that end, Oceana has tapped 20-plus
chefs, including Mario Batali, Eric Ripert, and Jose
Andres for recipes that give us all a role to play in
this revolutionary mission: to save the fish so that we
can eat more fish.
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