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Dean Neff, chef-owner of Seabird in Wilmington, NC, says "We have an incredible diversity in this area – from farmers to foragers and fishers. That makes for a really dynamic place to be cooking."

Home cooks can mitigate environmental damage by supporting local farmers and fishers, choosing sustainable ingredients and trying to reduce waste.

One fisher, standing in a small green boat with two others, shouts to the camera that the nets “were broken by the Filipinos and we couldn’t catch any fish.”

This kind of evolutionary impact resulting in fewer large salmon would be bad news for the diversity and viability of salmon populations and for fishers who highly value large catches.

Kane is far from the only magnet fisher who has made a mark in recent years.