About this episode

Wasseem Emam discusses the importance of Ethical Seafood Research and the need for better protection of aquatic animals in the food system.

I hadn't heard of Ethical Seafood Research until Wasseem Emam reached out to me, but I'm so grateful I know about it now! Drawing on his background in applied aquatic ecology, conservation, and sustainable aquaculture, Wasseem recognised a critical gap; aquatic animals are the most numerically exploited, and least protected animals in the food system. Wasseem started Ethical Seafood Research in 2021. He had an experience working on a fishing boat that fueled his need to work for the ethical f...

People in this episode

Host: Amy Bolduc (Fagan)

Guest: Wasseem Emam

Topics covered

• ethical seafood
• sustainable aquaculture
• applied aquatic ecology
• conservation
• food system

Keywords

• ethical seafood
• sustainable aquaculture
• applied aquatic ecology
• conservation
• food system
• aquatic animals
• fishing boat

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Ethical Seafood Research

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