Hope in the Water

Puerto Rico’s Resilience in the Wake of Hurricane Maria

After Hurricane Maria hit, Chef José Andrés and his team at World Central Kitchen provided meals to the people of Puerto Rico as well as issued money for fishers who needed new boating equipment, motors, and tools. According to Raimundo Espinoza, the environmental disaster highlighted the island’s need to invest in food security options that were not dependent on imports.

Puerto Rico’s Resilience in the Wake of Hurricane Maria

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    Fishing for Shrimp

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    Farmed shrimp has a history of disease and environmental disaster. Shrimp aquaculture scientist Loc Tran is making shrimp farming healthier and more sustainable. He shares the science behind preparing shrimp in the healthiest way at a catch and cook restaurant in Vietnam.

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    Crafting Nutritious Kelp Cakes

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    In Alaska, the team at Native Conservancy harvests regenerative kelp in Prince William Sound. Native Alaskans have perfected the way kelp is processed and preserved for thousands of years. Fisher, Dune Lankard makes a traditional Eyak kelp cake.

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    Fishadelphia

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    A subscription fish program provides a sustainable solution. South Philadelphia students market and distribute less popular Atlantic fish. They are diversifying the fish we eat and helping to save our threatened seas.

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