Discover Fresh vs. Frozen Fish, What Seafood Companies Won't Tell You & The System Destroying American Fishing

About this episode

The episode explores the truth about fresh versus frozen fish and the challenges faced by American fishermen.

Ep 261 | True or false: most "fresh" fish has actually been frozen and the salmon at your grocery store isn't what the label says it is. This week, Natalie and Tara go behind the scenes of their trip to Florida for the Red Snapper episode of Discover Ag on the Road. They talk to a 30-year veteran and a Florida fishing captain about what most people don't know about the industry, from the quota system crushing American fishermen to the truth about frozen fish. Learn why most fishermen only make $2 on an $80 haul and how to spot mislabeled salmon at the grocery store. What We Discovered This Week 🤠 🪩 The truth about what's better: fresh or frozen fish? 🪩 Why the fishing quota system is problematic 🪩 How seafood is processed (it's safer than you think) 🪩 Mislabeling and what NOAA is (and isn't) doing about it CHAPTERS: (00:00) Introduction (02:12) Inside a Seafood Processing Facility (16:40) The Fisherman Quota System (25:15) Seafood Traceability & Mislabeling (35:35) The Schitt's Creek Reel & BTS Chaos 🪩 WELCOME TO DISCOVER AG A top-ranked podcast where agriculture meets pop culture. Hosted by https://instagram.com/nataliekovarik/?hl=en — western tastemaker & millennial…

People in this episode

Hosts: Tara Vander Dussen, Natalie Kovarik

Guest: Florida fishing captain

Topics covered

• fresh vs frozen fish
• seafood industry
• fishing quota system
• seafood processing
• fish mislabeling

Keywords

• fresh fish
• frozen fish
• seafood companies
• American fishing
• fishing quota
• fish mislabeling
• seafood processing
• NOAA

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: NOAA

Places: Florida

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