Name: The four fish we're overeating -- and what to eat instead
Uploaded: 2015-12-14T16:52:23Z
Duration: 14 min 15 s
Description: The way we fish for popular seafood such as salmon, tuna and shrimp is threatening to ruin our oceans. Paul Greenberg explores the sheer size and irrationality of the seafood economy, and suggests a few specific ways we can change it, to benefit both the natural world and the people who depend on fishing for their livelihoods.

Paul Greenberg: The four fish we're overeating -- and what to eat instead

The four fish we're overeating -- and what to eat instead

The way we fish for popular seafood such as salmon, tuna and shrimp is threatening to ruin our oceans. Paul Greenberg explores the sheer size and irrationality of the seafood economy, and suggests a few specific ways we can change it, to benefit both the natural world and the people who depend on fishing for their livelihoods.

Modern fishing and aquaculture have reduced our seafood menus to just four main choices: shrimp, tuna, salmon, and whitefish. Each year, we remove the equivalent of two Chinas in weight from the sea, devastating wild populations and habitats. The pressure on these species, along with inefficient and destructive practices, threatens the health of both marine ecosystems and coastal communities. Solutions exist, from eating more mussels and seaweed to scaling up truly sustainable aquaculture.