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Apr 1
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What you need to know when buying fish, ...

Devin Maverick Robins
About this episode
Buying fish can be a puzzling process. It comes frozen and fresh, wild and farmed, from many different countries, and with all kinds of ratings and labels. So what does it all mean? For this bonus episode to “Catching The Codfather,” Ian sits down with a legend of New England seafood, Roger Berkowitz, to talk about his life in fish buying and what he’s learned along the way.  Major sponsorship for “Catching The Codfather” is provided by Roger’s Fish Co.
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