24: Seafood Fraud and Ocean Health with Andrew Lewin of Speak Up for Blue

As someone who researches water quality and health outside of this podcast, I've been wanting to explore the connections between water and food on AnthroDish for quite some time. This week we're finally diving into this theme (heh…sorry) with Andrew Lewin, a marine ecologist and the founder of the website and podcast Speak Up For Blue. A self proclaimed oceanpreneur, Andrew helps people become more aware of issues facing the ocean and helps guide them to make more environmentally and ocean-conscious choices. As the CEO of Speak up for Blue media and communications, he is building a network of podcasts on marine science and conservation.

In this interview, we explore the ways that climate change and ocean health interact with human fishing economies and vice versa. We break down what exactly a seafood tax deficit is and what it means for local marine systems, the impact of the Trump administration on marine system health in America, and explore the important emerging issue of seafood fraud and what that means for fish consumers. Andrew is great at breaking down the complex ways that politics and biology interact in fishing economies - this is certainly something I found daunting at first, but he does a wonderful job explaining these ideas in engaging ways.

Resources:

Documentaries (Available on Netflix!):

• End of the Line
• Blackfish
• The Cove
• Mission Blue

News:

• Deep Sea News: http://www.deepseanews.com/
• Southern Fried Science: http://www.southernfriedscience.com

Get Social with Andrew!

Twitter: https://twitter.com/speakupforblue
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/speakupforblue/
SUFB Podcast: http://www.speakupforblue.com/podcast
Email: andrew@speakupforblue.com