Bottomfeeder: How the fish on our plates is killing our planet - Softcover

Grescoe, Taras

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1405091835 ISBN 13: 9781405091831

Publisher: Macmillan, 2008

Synopsis

There’s simply no limit to the sins people will commit for a tasty meal. The Japanese are notorious for their trade in bluefin tuna, served up to diners at almost illegal prices, while newlyweds in Bangkok, Shanghai and Singapore devour a gelatinous soup made from poached abalone and fins hacked from living sharks. But surely there’s no need for you to feel bad about ordering sea bass in a London restaurant? Unless, of course, you consider that you may well be enjoying one of the very last members of the species. And that’s before you contemplate the chemicals being pumped into the farmed prawns and salmon that now fill supermarket shelves.

In Bottomfeeder, we follow Taras Grescoe on a year-long, round-the-world trip, as he eats his way from the top to the bottom of the food chain with one purpose in mind: to find out whether he can continue to eat such delicacies in good conscience. As well as painting a vivid and often hilarious picture of the fascinating people Taras encounters, Bottomfeeder explores the impact we are having on sea life by overfishing and draws our attention to some of the ethical choices we can make. At a time when many of the fish we take for granted are on the verge of extinction, we need to face the fact that very soon jellyfish sandwiches may be all that is left for us to eat.

About this title

Product Description:

a year long round the world trip, sampling every fish from the bottom of the food chain right to the very top... including the Michelin starred chefs, fishermen, oyster farmers and marine biologists Grescoe explores the sins committed for a tasty meal and the impact we are having on sea life. An outstanding marine call to arms... (cook)

Review:

'Every diver who cares about the sea should read this book.'
-- The Diver

'Grescoe charts (the fish crisis) with muscular prose and a well stamped passport.' -- The Observer

'a stunning expose of human folly with fishing around the globe.'
-- The Guardian

'entertaining treatment of a vital issue, it is an important book that anyone who thinks they care about the environment.'
-- Observer

About this edition

• Publisher: Macmillan
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 1405091835
• ISBN 13: 9781405091831
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 400