Getting an answer to that question is tricky. The seafood system is one of the most opaque and poorly understood parts of our food system. A simple trip to the fish counter at your local grocery store brings up questions:

What’s the quality of that salmon fillet you’re considering buying for dinner?

Was it sustainably caught?

Is it even salmon!?

Health professionals and chefs tout seafood as some of the best protein to eat and to cook. And yet, seafood consumption remains far behind beef, pork, and chicken in the American diet. Could having the answers to these sorts of seafood questions give Americans the confidence they need to eat more seafood?

A new podcast series by Nic Mink (co-founder of Sitka Salmon Shares) and Paul Greenberg (author of Four Fish and American Catch), Fish Talk explores the remarkably complex world of the seafood industry, and demystifies the journey that fish take to get from our coasts to our kitchens. From the international trade of tuna to the creation of plant-based shrimp, Nic and Paul work to uncover and unpack fishy issues.

Along with helpful cooking tips from Nic and Paul, each episode features colorful interviews with leading chefs, scientists, environmentalists, fishermen, community organizers, politicians, and fish buyers, among many others.