Climate change pushes up prices of once-common seafood
Environmental strain is raising the cost of catching and gathering seafood, and once-routine fish and shellfish now cost considerably more.
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What happened
Environmental pressures are making it costlier to catch and harvest seafood. As waters warm and weather patterns shift, the prices of fish and shellfish once eaten routinely have steadily risen.
Why it matters
Seafood that once sat regularly on American dinner tables is increasingly becoming a luxury item for shoppers.
Coverage
- Climate Change Turns Staple Seafood Into Luxury Items (Yahoo News)
- How Climate Change Is Causing ‘the Gentrification of Seafood’ (The New York Times)
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