Why We Import Our Own Fish

The American Catch is often mysterious

Salmon filet by Paul Greenberg, American flag by Robert Linder on Unsplash

In 1982 a Chinese aquaculture scientist named Fusui Zhang journeyed to Connecticut in search of scallops. The New England bay scallop had recently been domesticated, and Dr. Zhang thought the Stonington-grown shellfish might do well in China. His visit complete, he boxed up 200 scallops and spirited them away to his lab in Qingdao. During the journey…