Australian TV Chef hopes to stir passions about seafood origin with show in tradition of 'fish fight'
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [The Age] by Paul Kalina Oct 23, 2014
How much do we know about the origins of the seafood we're eating in Australia?
There's no denying the profound effect that MasterChef and the unstoppable Jamie Oliver have had on the way we think about our daily food and where it comes from.
Chef-turned-farmer-turned-TV presenter Matthew Evans is hoping that his three-part documentary What's the Catch? will have a similar effect upon our consumption of seafood.
It's estimated that more than 70 per cent of the seafood consumed in Australia is imported from countries where intensive farming is destroying marine ecosystems. And despite what is regarded as some of the world's best practices, Australian fisheries are putting entire species of shark and blue fin tuna at risk.
Equally troubling is the anomaly in labelling regulations.
Whereas fresh, uncooked seafood must state the species and its country of origin, ready-to-eat seafood sold in fish and chip shops and restaurants is exempt....
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