
Sustainable Seafood w/ Dr. David Shiffman
Did you know that not all trawling is bad? Did you know that China farms 100x more seafood than we do in the US? Did you know that some lobster traps are dangerous to whales? In this episode: "Sustainable Seafood", the crew interviews Dr. David Shiffman about his new book on sustainable seafood. If you want some great insight into buying seafood that’s better for the world, you need to listen to this episode. It’s our hope that this interview will interest you in his book, “Why Sustainable Seafood Matters” to empower us all to start making smarter choices when we buy our seafood. This episode is brought to you by the sandbar shark. Picture a generic shark. Yep, you’ve got it. Now add a comically large dorsal fin. That’s a sandbar shark. These sailboats masquerading as sharks are found in coastal waters worldwide. As a human you have nothing to fear from them, unless you are afraid of triangles. But woe is you if you are a fish, cephalopod or crab! Cheers to you oh sandbar shark. May you sail the shallow seas forever. Be sure to check out Dr. Shiffman’s newest book, which is out on November 17th, 2026. You can preorder it here at the publisher’s website. Also, for all things ocean and sharks, be sure to follow David on your preferred social media platform by looking for @whysharksmatter If you want to learn more from David outside of his new book, you can take one of his online courses through the Center for Wildlife Studies. You can find all of the available courses on his faculty page. Thank you so much to David for joining us, and thank you to David and Johns Hopkins University Press for the pre-release copies of Why Sustainable Seafood Matters. We truly enjoyed the book and we hope you will too! Thanks for listening to Gettin’ Fishy With It! You can find our website at www.gettinfishywithit.com/. You can find us on BlueSky at @gettinfishypod.bsky.social, and on Instagram @gettingfishypod. You can also find us on Facebook and LinkedIn. If you want to drop us an email, you can send your complaints (or questions!) to gettingfishypod@gmail.com. Our theme music is “Best Time” by FASSOUNDS. Our audio in this episode is edited and produced by Christine Archer. Check her out on all the socials @nerdrvt! We very much appreciate you taking the time to listen to this episode! Please help out the podcast by subscribing on your podcast platform of choice. If you could leave us a review, that would be super helpful! Share Gettin' Fishy With It Podcast If you would like to support the show, you can sign up as a paid member on our Substack, or you can buy us a coffee! Subscribe now Thanks and we’ll “sea” you again in two weeks! Additional audio credits: "Adventures in Adventureland" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/


















