“In the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, the sky is a dome over a dinner plate,” Karen Pinchin proclaims in Kings of Their Own Ocean: Tuna, Obsession, and the Future of Our Seas. The choice entrée: bluefin tuna. In tracking the transatlantic travels of a tagged tuna named Amelia, Pinchin explores new tuna management policies that aim to keep fish healthy worldwide and still let you enjoy your sushi.
This story is a winner of the 2023 NASW Summer Writing Awards, selected from stories filed by the 2023 NASW Perlman Virtual Mentoring Program student participants.