Every Last Fish, Rose George
Every Last Fish, Rose George
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Every Last Fish
A Deep Dive into Everything They Do for Us and We Do to Them

Author: Rose George

Narrator: Rose George

Unabridged: 10 hr 11 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 01/06/2026

Synopsis

Slippery, wet, and strange: Fish can be easier to think of as food than as fellow animals. But what do we know about these creatures we meet on our dinner table and how they got there? But with warming oceans, diminishing fish stocks, and questions about fish farming practices, where will the fish come from?In Every Last Fish, Rose George dives into these questions by exploring the vast industries that support our appetite for fish sticks and salmon burgers, and the colossal illegal fishing trade whose practices and standards are unmonitored and often dangerous. Journeying to the bottom of the ocean and back, she examines the machinations of this $200 billion food system―one that's growing rapidly even as fish populations disappear.Along the way, George introduces us to the people on the front lines of fishes and fishing: fishermen, divers, marine biologists, fish fryers, and fishwives. Her journey ends at the fish counter, with guidance for listeners looking to make better choices, both for the ocean's health and their own.Ranging from Alaska to the United Kingdom to Senegal and beyond, Every Last Fish is an unforgettable trip through the ocean's inhabitants and workers.

About Rose George

Rose George is a British journalist and author. She began writing in 1994, as an intern at the Nation magazine in New York City. Later, she became a senior editor and writer at Colors magazine.

In 1999, she moved to London and began a freelance career, and has since written for the Independent on Sunday, Arena, the Financial Times, Daily Telegraph, Details and others. Along the way, she has been war correspondent in Kosovo for Conde Nast Traveler magazine, and was twice a guest at Saddam Hussein's birthday party. Until 2010, she was senior editor at large for Tank, a quarterly magazine of fashion, art, reportage and culture based in London.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Jared on January 17, 2026

George's writing is clear, impassioned, and a joy to read. Every Last Fish is an excellent introduction or expansion to the fishing industry, depending on one's previous understanding of global and domestic (in the UK primarily but chapters highlight, among others, Norway, the US, and Senegal) fishe......more

Goodreads review by Annette on October 25, 2025

Who'd've thought a book about fish could be so interesting?! Take a deep dive into every aspect of the world of fish, fishing, farms and fisheries with Every Last Fish. It's lively, witty, shocking, well researched, well referenced and easily digestible; an amazing insight. And in case you still wan......more

Goodreads review by Mimi on September 28, 2025

British author and journalist Rose George brings us a fresh take on the global fishing industry in her new book, the aptly named Every Last Fish. Fish comprise a huge share of the human diet as well as animal feed, with seafood driving $200B in global trade and growing 10% each year. Yet consumers a......more

Goodreads review by Jeff on November 13, 2025

More Primer Than Deep Dive. I read George's (nearly 20 yr old now) The Big Necessity near the start of 2025, so beginning the ending of 2025 with her latest release seems appropriate, right? ;) Like Necessity, this book takes George to several different places to talk to several different people and......more

Goodreads review by Roger on November 26, 2025

A huge subject, bravely and intelligently tackled. If you want a good example of the tragedy of the commons then you only need to look at the fishing industry; and if you want a reliably good guide to lead you through it, Rose George is that guide.......more

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