From the author of The Devil's Picnic, an informative, entertaining, and eye-opening look at aquaculture that does for seafood what Fast Food Nation did for beef.

Dividing his sensibilities between Epicureanism and ethics, Taras Grescoe set out on a nine-month, world-wide search for a delicious—and humane—plate of seafood. What he discovered shocked him. From North American Red Lobsters, which serve imported hormone-filled shrimp from Ecuadorian, Indian, and Thai farms, to mainland China, where shrimp are harvested in rice wine before being eaten alive, Grescoe takes readers on a gastronomic quest to uncover the perfect dish. At the same time, he explains the cultural and commercial implications of fish production on our environment, our health, and our seas. At once entertaining and illuminating, Bottomfeeder is a thoroughly enjoyable narrative about the world's cuisines and an examination of the fishing and farming practices we take too easily for granted.