Paul Greenberg talks about the massive costs that comes with the global preference for four main fish: Shrimp, Tuna, Salmon and White Fish. By changing our preferences to be more flexible towards more eco efficient fish, mussels and maybe even seaweed - we could preserve our Ocean's ecosystem and at the same time drastically reduce carbon emissions.

Check out the Full 15 Minute talk here:
   • The four fish we're overeating -- and...  

Original 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:
"Paul Greenberg is the author of the James Beard Award winning New York Times bestseller Four Fish and a regular contributor to The New York Times. He has also written for National Geographic Magazine, GQ, The Times (of London) and Vogue, and he lectures on seafood and the environment around the world. He is currently a fellow with The Safina Center and a Pew Fellow in Marine Conservation.

His most recent book, American Catch, the story of how we lost and how we might regain American local seafood, was published by The Penguin Press in June of 2014 and was featured on Fresh Air with Terry Gross."