Westport River Watershed Alliance Winter Speaker Series features author Nicholas Sullivan

Herald News Staff
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WESTPORT — The Westport River Watershed Alliance Winter Speaker Series continues, with a look at oceanic conservation efforts and changes in the seafood industry.

Partners Village Store and Westport River Watershed Alliance will present author Nicholas P. Sullivan for a book signing and discussion of his new book, "The Blue Revolution," on Thursday, Feb. 9 at 4 p.m.

Nicholas Sullivan, author, is the next guest for Westport Watershed Alliance's Winter Speaker Series on Feb. 9 at Partners Village Store.
Nicholas Sullivan, author, is the next guest for Westport Watershed Alliance's Winter Speaker Series on Feb. 9 at Partners Village Store.

The talk will take place both via Zoom and in-person at the River Center, 493 Old County Rd., at the Head of Westport.

In a fast-growing world where more people are eating more fish than ever before, "The Blue Revolution" bringsencouraging news for conservationists and seafood lovers about the transformation of an industry historicallyaverse to change, and it presents fresh inspiration for entrepreneurs and investors eager for newopportunities in a blue-green economy.

For the world’s oceans, overfishing has been a worrisome problem with few answers. Many of the global fishstocks are at a dangerous tipping point, some spiraling toward extinction. But as older fishing fleets retire andnew technologies develop, a better, more sustainable way to farm this popular protein has emerged toprofoundly shift the balance.

"The Blue Revolution" tells the story of the recent transformation of commercial fishing: an encouraging change from maximizing volume through unrestrained wild hunting to maximizing value through controlled harvesting and farming.

Entrepreneurs applying newer, smarter technologies are modernizing fisheries in unprecedented ways. In many parts of the world, the seafood on our plates is increasingly the product of smart decisions about ecosystems, waste, efficiency, transparency, and quality.

Westport River Watershed Alliance's Deborah Weaver, Elizabeth Lane from Partners Village Store Books, and Nicholas Sullivan, author, at a book signing event last summer.
Westport River Watershed Alliance's Deborah Weaver, Elizabeth Lane from Partners Village Store Books, and Nicholas Sullivan, author, at a book signing event last summer.

Those interested in attending either in-person or online should call 508-636-3016, Ext. 1003, or email outreach@wrwa.com. Sign up the Monday before each lecture.

This presentation is free.

Books will be available for purchase from Partners Village Store.

This article originally appeared on The Herald News: WRWA Winter Speaker Series: Nicholas Sullivan on seafood conservation