ms_greenwitch 's review for:

American Catch: The Fight for Our Local Seafood by Paul Greenberg

3.0

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When I mentioned starting this book, a friend said "that sounds depressing." They weren't wrong. This book was certainly interesting and very informative, with deep dives (pun intended) into New York oyster, Louisiana shrimp, and Alaskan salmon populations and what they've faced. It's certainly written from a pro-fishing point of view, and I thought he spent far too little time on the issue of by-catch. But, as the seafarer's version of Michael Pollan's Botany of Desire, this was a good overview of American seafood issues, and I learned a lot about industries I previously knew little about.