{"id":15093,"date":"2012-11-13T12:59:09","date_gmt":"2012-11-13T18:59:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress-367309-1145705.cloudwaysapps.com\/?p=15093"},"modified":"2017-09-19T20:07:25","modified_gmt":"2017-09-20T00:07:25","slug":"sustainable-seafood-maria-finn-the-whole-fish","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sustainablog.org\/articles\/sustainable-seafood-maria-finn-the-whole-fish\/","title":{"rendered":"Sustainable Seafood from Head to Tail: Maria Finn&#8217;s The Whole Fish"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sustainablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/whole-fish.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-15094\" title=\"whole fish\" src=\"https:\/\/sustainablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/whole-fish.jpg\" alt=\"whole fish\" width=\"500\" height=\"334\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sustainablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/whole-fish.jpg 500w, https:\/\/sustainablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/whole-fish-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Ever eaten a whole fish? No doubt you&#8217;ve probably been served one at some point, but you probably didn&#8217;t eat everything: the head, fins, and bones stayed on your plate. Food writer and former Alaska fisherwoman Maria Finn thinks that&#8217;s wasteful; furthermore, she sees that waste as symbolic of how we treat our fisheries and marine life generally. Her new book\u00a0<em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B009W4BOL4\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B009W4BOL4&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=subl20-20\">The Whole Fish: How Adventurous Eating of Seafood Can Make You Healthier, Sexier, and Help Save the Ocean<\/a><\/em>\u00a0(affiliate link) covers a wide range of concerns surrounding <a href=\"https:\/\/sustainablog.org\/2009\/03\/environmental-defense-fund-is-eating-seafood-regularly-really-such-a-good-thing\/\">seafood sustainability<\/a> in a short &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ted.com\/pages\/tedbooks\">TED book<\/a>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>While Finn has written in many styles and genres, she&#8217;s primarily an essayist&#8230; and <em>The Whole Fish<\/em> reads very much like a work of creative non-fiction. Yes, there are lots of facts here on topics ranging from the life cycle of <a href=\"http:\/\/eatdrinkbetter.com\/2008\/03\/13\/going-wild-for-salmon\/\">Alaskan salmon<\/a> to the importance of forage fish in our diets, but Finn presents them very conversationally. There&#8217;s a meandering quality to the text, which is occasionally a little frustrating&#8230; but once you catch on, it makes for a pleasant read. Just keep in mind that this really isn&#8217;t the &#8220;how to&#8221; book suggested by the title: yes, those topics are covered, but like a good classical essayist, Finn plays with ideas throughout the book rather than just presenting them in the straightforward manner.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sustainablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/whole-fish-book.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-15095\" title=\"whole fish book\" src=\"https:\/\/sustainablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/whole-fish-book.jpg\" alt=\"cover of the whole fish by maria finn\" width=\"150\" height=\"230\" \/><\/a>That doesn&#8217;t mean that there isn&#8217;t practical information in the book; rather, it&#8217;s presented more poetically than most works of non-fiction. Finn does review, for instance, species of salmon (including information on which ones best serve your sexual health). The final section contains recipes for using the whole fish: from smoked salmon bones to &#8220;fishy chips&#8221; (whole fried anchovies), there are lots of options here for adventurous eaters&#8230; or even those who aren&#8217;t so adventurous. And her discussions of fishing practices and fish farming (both the sustainable and not-so-much kinds) will help you make better choices at the seafood counter.<\/p>\n<p>As advertised, this TED book is perfectly appropriate for reading in one sitting (though a relatively long one). You will have to read it on-screen, though, as its only available in electronic editions (one of the other characteristics of TED books). If you&#8217;re concerned about fisheries and marine life, or want to get more fish in your diet, <em>The Whole Fish<\/em> is definitely worth the time you&#8217;ll spend reading it.<\/p>\n<p>Have you read <em>The Whole Fish<\/em>? Let us know what you thought&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Image credits:<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/cookbookman\/6947091045\/\">cookbookman17<\/a> via <a href=\"http:\/\/photopin.com\">photopin<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/2.0\/\">cc<\/a>; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ted.com\/pages\/tedbooks_library#MariaFinn\">TED Books<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ever eaten a whole fish? No doubt you&#8217;ve probably been served one at some point, but you probably didn&#8217;t eat everything: the head, fins, and bones stayed on your plate. Food writer and former Alaska fisherwoman Maria Finn thinks that&#8217;s wasteful; furthermore, she sees the waste on our plates as symbolic of how we treat our fisheries and marine life generally. 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