Fishy Work Podcast Season 2
A podcast about marine ecologies and labouring at sea
30 September 2026
Episode 1 – Aquaculture vs. Fisheries?
Is aquaculture really the solution to the future of seafood?
In the first episode of Season 2 of Fishy Work, we talk with renowned fisheries scientist Daniel Pauly about one of the biggest tensions in today’s aquatic food systems: the relationship between capture fisheries and aquaculture.
The conversation takes us from salmon farming and fishmeal to Senegal, the Gulf of Thailand and Antarctic krill, asking what happens when the growing demand for farmed seafood creates new pressures on wild fish and marine ecosystems.
One of the most striking messages from Daniel is that the question is not simply whether we should be optimistic or pessimistic about the future.
“What matters is what you do.”
21 October 2026
Episode 2 – What’s Feeding the Fishes?
What’s Feeding the Fishes?
In this episode of Fishy Work, we speak with Marine Cusa, who tries to help us understand what and how can DNA reveal about the fish behind fish feed?
DNA tools can uncover the species used in fishmeal and fish oil and why gaps in traceability matter. Drawing on her research, Marine explores the gaps in traceability and regulation that can obscure the origins of aquafeed ingredients. This talks will help us better understand how better transparency and accountability could make aquaculture more sustainable.
