A good excuse to head to the Cape a little early.
The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) will host a public forum on May 25 from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. in Redfield Auditorium on the theme:
The Seafood Dilemma: Does it Matter Where We Get Our Seafood?
The Balance of US Production, Imports, Wild Capture, and Aquaculture in US Seafood Supply."
The program, which is preceded by a day-and-a-half long scientific workshop on various aspects of the subject, will feature keynote talks by:
Stefania Vannuccini
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. “Global trends in seafood demand, supply, and trade”
Dr. Michael Rubino
NOAA Aquaculture Program. “A vision for the future of US aquaculture production”
Dr. Hauke Kite-Powell
WHOI Marine Policy Center. “Economic and policy questions for US seafood supply”
The talks are followed by a panel discussion moderated by Mindy Todd, host of “The Point,” a program on WCAI, the Cape and Islands NPR station.
The program will explore whether the US should adopt policies to change the way the nation procures its seafood supply. Currently the US imports more than 80% of its seafood, about half of it farmed in countries ranging from Asia to South America.