The Fish on My Plate

Author and fish aficionado Paul Greenberg takes his interest in seafood to titanic proportions in this characteristically high-quality Frontline special that provides a ship-to-shore in-depth look at fish consumption, ocean conservation, and personal health. Greenberg's year-long experiment to eat fish for each meal (*shudder*) and check in with his omega-3 levels runs parallel with his visits to various locales to meet with interviewees including Oceana executive committee vice president Dr. Patricia Majluf at an anchoveta reduction fishery in Peru, fishing executive Humberto Speziani, Norway fishing conglomerate chairman Per Grieg (whose company earns about $400 million annually in salmon sales), and environmentalist Kurt Oddekalv. Covering topics including the fish oil business, overfishing, sustainable aquaculture, competition with plentiful Asian markets, fecal waste that causes algae blooms and dead zones, marketing tactics, and consumerism, this well-rounded look at fish as food on both the micro and macro levels is sure to spur discussion. Recommended. Aud: C, P. (J. Williams-Wood)