Surf & Turf: a seafood justice podcast

Adrián Ventura es Director Ejecutivo del Centro Comunidad de Trabajadores. Está luchando por un trabajo decente para los trabajadores de procesamiento de mariscos en New Bedford.  "Eastern Fisheries cuts temp agency, laying off New Bedford workers amid labor probe" (Will Sennott, New Bedford Light ) "Undocumented workers boxed out as Eastern Fisheries restructures" (Will Sennot...

Kate Masury is the Executive Director of Eating with the Ecosystem, a Rhode Island-based non-profit promoting a place-based approach to sustaining New England's wild seafood. I speak with Kate about their seafood donation program, initiated in response to growing food insecurity and loss of fishermen's access to markets in the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic. She gives an overview...

feini yin of Fishadelphia joins us to share their efforts to provide access to local seafood for low-income communities, why they include youth in business decisions, and how creating inclusive spaces can broaden the seafood justice movement. feini also shares how seafood has provided a personal connection to culture and community, stirring us to reflect on our own histories with seafood and how w...

Our first guest is Pete Halmay, commercial sea urchin diver and President of the San Diego Fishermen’s Working Group. We have a wide ranging (and at times salty) conversation about fishing to feed his community, gentrification of the waterfront, the importance of fishermen retaining control over their catch, and his responsibility to future generations of fishermen. Tuna Harbor Dockside Market: ht...