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<p> In a world where obesity rates are skyrocketing as famine levels are rising, it's more important than ever to preserve a food source that can help remedy both of these crises. The Perfect Protein presents an incisive and fascinating addition to the debate on how best to do that. --DAVID A. KESSLER, MD, author of The End of Overeating and former commissioner of the US Food and Drug Administration We want to preserve our oceans not just because they are filled with nature's wonders, but because they are also filled with a sustainable food source that can feed our hungry planet. The Perfect Protein offers a wise and wonderful new way to think about ocean conservation. --Alexandra Cousteau<br><br> Saving our oceans will ensure that future generations have access to one of the healthiest, most affordable, and sustainable protein sources on the planet. Anyone who cares about solving world hunger and saving jobs needs to read this book! --Ted Danson

In a world where obesity rates are skyrocketing as famine levels are rising, it's more important than ever to preserve a food source that can help remedy both of these crises. The Perfect Protein presents an incisive and fascinating addition to the debate on how best to do that. --DAVID A. KESSLER, MD, author of The End of Overeating and former commissioner of the US Food and Drug Administration We want to preserve our oceans not just because they are filled with nature's wonders, but because they are also filled with a sustainable food source that can feed our hungry planet. The Perfect Protein offers a wise and wonderful new way to think about ocean conservation. --Alexandra Cousteau Saving our oceans will ensure that future generations have access to one of the healthiest, most affordable, and sustainable protein sources on the planet. Anyone who cares about solving world hunger and saving jobs needs to read this book! --Ted Danson Throughout the years when many others failed to give the ocean the attention it deserves, Andrew Sharpless has been a consistent and resonant voice for the conservation of our seas. The Perfect Protein is his clear-eyed and thought-provoking manifesto. --Paul Greenberg, author of Four Fish: The Future of the Last Wild Food Andrew Sharpless has hit on the essential point, not how to stop fishing but how to make it work so we can benefit from it. This is an important concept. --Mark Kurlansky, author of Cod: A Biography of the Fish that Changed the World This is the perfect ocean book for seafood lovers. Sharpless shows how, if we do a few simple things, we can save the fish so we have more of them to eat. And we must, because so many people around the world depend on fish! --Eric Ripert, Chef, Le Bernardin A powerful reminder that people have depended on the oceans since time immemorial--and we could for a long time to come if we were careful, not reckless and greedy. --Bill McKibben, author of Ea

In a world where obesity rates are skyrocketing as famine levels are rising, it's more important than ever to preserve a food source that can help remedy both of these crises. The Perfect Protein presents an incisive and fascinating addition to the debate on how best to do that. DAVID A. KESSLER, MD, author of The End of Overeating and former commissioner of the US Food and Drug Administration We want to preserve our oceans not just because they are filled with nature's wonders, but because they are also filled with a sustainable food source that can feed our hungry planet. The Perfect Protein offers a wise and wonderful new way to think about ocean conservation. Alexandra Cousteau Saving our oceans will ensure that future generations have access to one of the healthiest, most affordable, and sustainable protein sources on the planet. Anyone who cares about solving world hunger and saving jobs needs to read this book! Ted Danson Throughout the years when many others failed to give the ocean the attention it deserves, Andrew Sharpless has been a consistent and resonant voice for the conservation of our seas. The Perfect Protein is his clear-eyed and thought-provoking manifesto. Paul Greenberg, author of Four Fish: The Future of the Last Wild Food Andrew Sharpless has hit on the essential point, not how to stop fishing but how to make it work so we can benefit from it. This is an important concept. Mark Kurlansky, author of Cod: A Biography of the Fish that Changed the World This is the perfect ocean book for seafood lovers. Sharpless shows how, if we do a few simple things, we can save the fish so we have more of them to eat. And we must, because so many people around the world depend on fish! Eric Ripert, Chef, Le Bernardin A powerful reminder that people have depended on the oceans since time immemorial--and we could for a long time to come if we were careful, not reckless and greedy. Bill McKibben, author of Earth: Making a Life on a Tough New Planet

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Andy Sharpless is the CEO of Oceana, the world's largest international organization dedicated to ocean conservation. Previously he began Discovery.com and helped launch RealNetworks. He lives in Maryland. Suzannah Evans is a North Carolina-based journalist and Oceana's former editorial director.

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