Please join Internews' Earth Journalism Network and the Pew Environment Group with award-winning writer Paul Greenberg for a lively discussion and book reading from his newest release:

FOUR FISH: The Future of the Last Wild Food

Thursday, August 12, 2010, 5:30-7:30 p.m.
The Pew Charitable Trusts
901 E Street, NW (enter on 9th Street next to the Subway restaurant), Washington, DC
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Cover of Four Fish In the aftermath of the BP oil spill, the fate of Gulf wildlife hangs in the balance. For large fish like Atlantic bluefin tuna, yellowfin tuna, albacore tuna, swordfish and others that depend on the Gulf as spawning grounds, gushing oil and toxic chemical dispersants could result in the loss of an entire generation—and that’s probably the best-case scenario. This catastrophe comes at an already-crucial moment in our relationship with the seas. More than ever before, we are depending on fish as a source of food, but our current commercial fishing and fish farming practices are far from sustainable. As a result, many species have been pushed to the brink of extinction.

In his new book, FOUR FISH: The Future of the Last Wild Food, award-winning writer and lifelong angler Paul Greenberg examines our delicate relationship with our last truly wild food source. As large-scale commercial fishing, extensive fish farming, and questionable environmental standards have severely distressed water ecosystems, it’s possible that future generations may never eat wild fish.

Join noted friends and supporters of Oceans, Paul Greenberg, Pew Environment Group and the Earth Journalism Network:
Lori Arguelles Jeanne Bourgault Elana Broitman James Fahn John Francis	Anthony Garret Ellen Haas Allen Hance Susan Lieberman Kathleen Reen	Julia Roberson Barton Seaver Vicki Spruell Maggie Thompson Wendee Wasserman

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Scott Mackey, Internews Network Public Policy Assistant, 202.412.8713, smackey@internews.org

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Internews is an international media development organization that empowers local media worldwide to serve the information needs of their communities. The organization has worked in over 70 countries and trained over 70,000 media professionals. (www.internews.org)

The Earth Journalism Network (EJN) is a global program supported by Internews that aims to improve the quantity and quality of environmental coverage in the media, with a particular focus on the developing world.

Recognizing that local media shapes perceptions, informs or misinforms populations, and plays a large role in shaping the public’s agenda, EJN takes on the vital task of helping journalists understand and effectively cover environmental issues. As a result, vulnerable populations gain the information needed to seek individual and communal solutions, enabling them to adapt, change behavior and to support good policies in relation to climate change and other environmental issues. (www.earthjournalism.org)

Pew Environment Group is the conservation arm of The Pew Charitable Trusts, a non-governmental organization that applies a rigorous, analytical approach to improve public policy, inform the public and stimulate civic life. (www.pewtrusts.org)

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