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Surf & Turf: a seafood justice podcast Dr. Caroline Ferguson Irlanda
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Surf & Turf is a seafood justice podcast that dives deep into the complex and often overlooked issues of access, equity, and justice in the U.S. seafood system. From the docks to the dinner plate, seafood supports communities and economies up and down the coasts, but social, political, and environmental conditions pose significant challenges to the health and well-being of the people who rely on fish for their food and livelihoods. Each week, host Dr. Caroline Ferguson speaks with an extraordinary individual working to create a more just seafood system that nourishes us all.
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Sari Heidenreich, forced labor in imported seafood
Sari Heidenrich joins guest host Liliana Sierra Castillo to talk about forced labor in seafood. Forced labor is sadly a reality for many people working in imported seafood supply chains. Sari (Greenpeace USA) discusses the conditions that have created and perpetuated this problem, the challenges workers face, and some possible pathways toward solutions. This conversation highlights the importance of knowing who caught our seafood to make ethical choices that nourish our bodies and those of ev...
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Shannon Guillot-Wright, providing direct services to fishermen and seafood processing workers in the Gulf of Mexico
Shannon Guillot-Wright, PhD, is working to directly address medical, immigration, and social needs for fishermen and seafood processing workers in precarious, dangerous, and vulnerable jobs at the Texas-Louisiana border. Follow Shannon's lab at UTHealth on Instagram @PEOPLE_Centered
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Amal Bouhabib, racial and migrant justice on catfish farms
Amal Bouhabib is the Director of Southern Migrant Legal Services and defender of the Black catfish farmworkers who were paid less than white migrant workers from South Africa doing the same work. Amal is usually defending migrant workers, who also face abuse in this system. We discuss this case and the complexities of labor and immigration laws that lead to vulnerabilities for American and migrant workers alike in our seafood system.Follow Amal and Southern Migrant Legal Services at:Texas Rio...
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Kirby Page & Radhika Sharma, food service worker justice
Kirby Page and Radhika Sharma of Studio ATAO join me to discuss food service and hospitality workers. We talk about the hurdles these workers face to decent working conditions and education about the food system and building solidarities across the seafood supply chain.Follow Studio ATAO:At their website: https://www.studioatao.org/ On Twitter: @StudioATAOOn Instagram: @StudioATAO
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J.J. Bartlett, health, safety, and economic security for commercial fishermen
J.J. Bartlett and his organization Fishing Partnership have been supporting the health, safety, and economic security of commercial fishermen since 1997. Visit: www.fishingpartnership.orgFollow:Facebook: Fishing Partnership Support ServicesInstagram: @fishingpartnershipTwitter: @fishing_partnerOn these social media channels, Fishing Partnership posts updated and current information on services available to fishing families.Check out their 90-second video: Fishing Partnership Services: "F...
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Dr. Rachel Donkersloot, the costs of market-based fishing rights
Dr. Rachel Donkersloot shares her research findings on how market-based fishing rights have disproportionately harmed rural, Indigenous, and low-income fishermen in Alaska. She discusses the community impacts of the commodification of fishing rights and shares insights on lowering the barriers to entry for the next generation. This conversation is part of our series on the graying of the fleet.References (linked)