In this interview from Civil Eats, Joshua Stoll, founder of Local Catch Network, talks with Ben Seal about the U.S.’s seafood import-export system, explaining how it harms both fisheries and the environment.

Despite U.S. fishers landing millions of pounds of seafood each year, much of it is exported while imports flood our markets, creating a tangled web of global trade. Stoll outlines the potential for seafood independence through local sourcing, policy shifts, and community-supported fisheries (CSFs).

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Photo by Anne Henshaw, courtesy of Joshua Stoll