On Thursday, April 14th, Paul Greenberg, author of Four Fish and American Catch, visited Williams to talk about his passion for the fishing industry, international and national management, aquaculture, and the future of oceans. During his presentation Paul delighted the audience with his effortless humor, flawless impersonations, and intense knowledge of all things fish! As an avid fisherman, Paul has always been passionate about fish, but living in New York City helped shaped his interest into fish markets and motivated him to explore the changing economic and environmental aspects of US fishing industry. After the recent national push for local food movements, spearheaded by Paul’s friend Michael Pollan, Paul explored the idea of a local seafood movement for health and environmental benefits. Today the US controls more ocean than any other nation, but imports more than 80% of its seafood. Additionally, US captured fish are frozen, shipped to China, thawed, processed, refrozen and shipped back to the US. The market inefficiencies and environmental ambiguities of the fishing industry make it difficult for consumers to understand and support sustainable practices. Paul is set out to tackle this problem through his books and speaking events that inform and encourage audiences to embrace seafood as a way to promote health and address environmental problems.
For more information about Paul and his work visit his website: http://paulgreenberg.org/
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