Filmed in ports from western Canada to France, from Scotland to Senegal. It introduces viewers to the logic underlying both industrial and artisanal fishing economies. Enormous industrial "floating factories" follow the fish wherever they are abundant. The fishing communities of the Bigouden, on France's rugged western coast, are determined to fight back. These small town fishermen have launched a sophisticated and multi-faceted strategy to stay small...

With the growing trend to reintroduce US-caught seafood into our culinary lexicon, this trustworthy reference will be the go-to source for home cooks, culinary students, professional chefs, and anyone fascinated by American food culture. American Seafood looks at maritime history, including Native American fisheries; fishing technology (including aquaculture); the effect of imports on our diet, economy, and the health of our seas; the biology of taste;...

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Describes methods of locating, capturing, and processing seafood catches by commercial fisheries which exist around the world and are important to the global economy