Sometime this past summer, I read an incredibly engaging piece in The New York Times <\/i> that detailed the impending dearth of bluefin tuna to overfishing. What excited me most about the article was neither the issue nor the message\u2013\u2013both of which were not surprises, even though I am not particularly passionate about aquatic sustainability\u2013\u2013but rather the writer\u2019s sheer fervor and veneration for the fish. His enthusiasm transferred to me.<\/p>\n
I am currently reading Richard Ellis\u2019 Tuna: A Love Story <\/i>. Again, the book’s message is unsurprising and perhaps even overly familiar: bluefin tuna is overfished and attempts at farming will eventually lead to the same scarcity. But if you ignore the polemic, Tuna<\/i> is a rhapsodic blend of history, science, and culture of both the tuna and the industry it inspired (perhaps not so much for the latter) that will be hard to find elsewhere.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Sometime this past summer, I read an incredibly engaging piece in The New York Times that detailed the impending dearth of bluefin tuna to overfishing. What excited me most about the article was neither the issue nor the message\u2013\u2013both of which were not surprises, even though I am not particularly passionate about aquatic sustainability\u2013\u2013but rather … <\/p>\n