About this episode
A live panel discussion at the Walter Anderson Museum of Art explores the evolving Gulf seafood industry and its cultural significance.
Sea Change travels to the Walter Anderson Museum of Art in Ocean Springs, Mississippi, for a lively live panel discussion about the future of seafood. For more than a century, the Gulf seafood industry has shaped towns, cultures, and identities along the coast. Yet, if you talk to almost anyone who works on the water, they’ll tell you the Gulf seafood story has changed more in the last 30 years than the hundred years before that. If you care about what’s on your plate, what happens to this coast, or what kind of future we’re leaving to the next generation of fishers and eaters, you’re in the right place. CREDITS This episode of Sea Change Live was hosted by Executive Producer Carlyle Calhoun. Eva Tesfaye edited the episode. Sound design by Kurt Kohnen. Live music performed by Grits and Greens. We’d like to thank the Walter Anderson Museum of Art, Eagle Point Oyster Company, Holy Ground Oyster Company, Grits and Greens, and the panelists Ryan Bradley, Matthew Mayfield, Boyce Upholt, and Alex Perry. Sea Change is a WWNO and WRKF production. We are part of the NPR Podcast Network and distributed by PRX. Sea Change is made possible with major support from the Gulf Research Program of…
People in this episode
Host: Carlyle Calhoun
Guests: Ryan Bradley, Matthew Mayfield, Boyce Upholt, Alex Perry
Topics covered
- seafood industry
- Gulf Coast
- panel discussion
- sustainability
- fishing culture
Keywords
- seafood
- Gulf Coast
- fishing
- panel discussion
- sustainability
- cultural identity
- future of seafood
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Walter Anderson Museum of Art, Eagle Point Oyster Company, Holy Ground Oyster Company, WWNO, WRKF, NPR Podcast Network, PRX, Walton Family Foundation, Meraux Foundation, Greater New Orleans Foundation
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