Sound Bites With Melissa Joy Dobbins

The health benefits of seafood are well researched - eating more seafood can reduce the risks of chronic disease affecting many Americans today. The newly released Dietary Guidelines for Americans encourage people to eat seafood at least twice a week, and includes first-time recommendations for babies and toddlers under two years old. While eating seafood is a good choice from a nutritional point of view, it is also a good choice from an environmental point of view: seafood is one of the most environmentally efficient ways to produce animal protein. Local seafood has lost its place at the table - more than 80% of the seafood consumed in the United States is produced abroad, and of that amount, about half is farmed seafood. Tune in to this episode with Paul Doremus, PhD, from NOAA Fisheries and Linda Cornish, MBA, from Seafood Nutrition Partnership to learn about: Seafood myths and barriers to consumption How the pandemic has impacted seafood consumption The many nutrients and health benefits seafood provide