In this week’s episode, host Kristin Hayes talks with Kailin Kroetz, an assistant professor at Arizona State University and university fellow at Resources for the Future. Kroetz discusses some of her research, which takes an empirical look at the scale of seafood mislabeling in the United States. Seafood is the most globally traded food commodity, with supply chains that can be particularly hard to trace, and with systematic evidence of environmental impacts from high rates of mislabeling. Kroetz discusses commonly mislabeled seafood products, identifies where more data is needed, shares ideas for mitigating some of the challenges, and explores efficient policy solutions for fisheries management.

References and recommendations:

“Consequences of seafood mislabeling for marine populations and fisheries management” by Kailin Kroetz, Gloria M. Luque, Jessica A. Gephart, Sunny L. Jardine, Patrick Lee, Katrina Chicojay Moore, Cassandra Cole, Andrew Steinkruger, and C. Josh Donlan; https://www.pnas.org/doi/abs/10.1073/pnas.2003741117

“To create sustainable seafood industries, the United States needs a better accounting of imports and exports” by Jessica Gephart, Halley E. Froehlich, and Trevor A. Branch; https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.1905650116

“The characterization of seafood mislabeling: A global meta-analysis” by Gloria M. Luque and C. Josh Donlan; https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0006320719301508

Seafood Watch from Monterey Bay Aquarium; https://www.seafoodwatch.org/recommendations/download-consumer-guides

“Inside of a Dog: What Dogs See, Smell, and Know” by Alexandra Horowitz; https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Inside-of-a-Dog/Alexandra-Horowitz/9781416583431

“The Ministry for the Future” by Kim Stanley Robinson; https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/kim-stanley-robinson/the-ministry-for-the-future/9780316300162/