As a native (and very nostalgic) Seattleite, I was interested to hear what was going on up in my hometown, and this short but interesting piece did not disappoint.
I was surprised to hear that Puget Sound, which seems such a bountiful place, supplied almost none of the region's seafood, and interviews with a fish thrower and a local chef elegantly illustrated the globalization of seafood and provided an interesting spin on the conflict between protecting the environment and local industry. The producer's use of sound is excellent, and at its close, the listener is left with a thought-provoking answer to the question "Where does my food come from?"
The piece would fit very well in a magazine-style show about food or environmental health.
Review of Fish No Longer Local
Emily Raymond
Posted on August 29, 2006 at 08:01 AM
As a native (and very nostalgic) Seattleite, I was interested to hear what was going on up in my hometown, and this short but interesting piece did not disappoint.
I was surprised to hear that Puget Sound, which seems such a bountiful place, supplied almost none of the region's seafood, and interviews with a fish thrower and a local chef elegantly illustrated the globalization of seafood and provided an interesting spin on the conflict between protecting the environment and local industry. The producer's use of sound is excellent, and at its close, the listener is left with a thought-provoking answer to the question "Where does my food come from?"
The piece would fit very well in a magazine-style show about food or environmental health.