Fishtales: a seafood podcast with John Susman

Hosted ByJohn Susman

The Fishtales Seafood podcast with John Susman tells the stories of the catchers, growers, sellers and servers of seafood around the world.

The Fishtales Seafood podcast with John Susman will tell the stories of the catchers, growers, sellers and servers of seafood around the world. An Australian Food Podcast from the Deep in the Weeds Network.

John Susman has a long history in the seafood industry, working from catcher to cook and more recently as senior partner at Fishtales, provides counsel to catchers, processors, Government and Industry bodies, retailers, restaurateurs and fisheries managers.

John is co-author of the Australian Fish and Seafood Cookbook


All Episodes

Lance Forman (H. Forman & Sons Smoked Salmon, London) – the world’s most famous salmon smokehouse

Lance Forman is to smoked salmon what Remi Krug is to Champagne – from a long dynasty of fish smokers in London’s East End, Lance continues the artisan tradition...

Lance Forman (H. Forman & Sons Smoked Salmon, London) – the world’s most famous salmon smokehouse

Lance Forman is to smoked salmon what Remi Krug is to Champagne – from a long dynasty of fish smokers in London’s East End, Lance continues the artisan tradition...

Luke Buchholz (Nautical Wholesale Seafood, Mid Nth Coast NSW, Australia) –

For Luke Buchholz, turning his passion into a profession didn’t come with generations of experience in commercial fishing but from a desire to bring the best quality fish to...

Vinny Milburn (Greenpoint Fish & Lobster, Brooklyn, New York) – A seafood state of mind

Vinny Milburn’s family have been in the fish business for more than 100 years. His great-great-grandfather became a fisherman when he immigrated from Ireland to Massachusetts in the USA...

Vinny Milburn (Greenpoint Fish & Lobster, Brooklyn, New York) – A seafood state of mind

Vinny Milburn’s family have been in the fish business for more than 100 years. His great-great-grandfather became a fisherman when he immigrated from Ireland to Massachusetts in the USA...

Mitch Tonks (Seahorse & Rockfish Restaurants, UK) – champion of seafood

There are few true trenchermen who are as comfortable filleting a fish as telling a salty anecdote tableside, Mitch Tonks, is a fishmonger, restaurateur, chef and all round champion...

Mitch Tonks (Seahorse & Rockfish Restaurants, UK) – champion of seafood

There are few true trenchermen who are as comfortable filleting a fish as telling a salty anecdote tableside, Mitch Tonks, is a fishmonger, restaurateur, chef and all round champion...

Bri Dwyer (Photographer and Catcher, Seattle, USA) – capturing the catch

The Pacific North West of the United States is a remote and confronting frontier, the fishing is as hard as the fishermen, for Bri Dwyer being married to one...

Nate Smith (Gravity Fishing, New Zealand) – next generation eco-warrior

The intergenerational fisherman can often be full in the pocket but lacking in drive, Nate Smith is next generation eco-warrior for whom seafood is the world he protects. https://gravityfishing.co.nz...

Dick Jones (Blue Ocean Mariculture, Hawaii) – sustainable seafood in action

Dick Jones is an eco-warrior who subscribes to the approach of working to deliver sustainable seafood through commercial demonstration and success. With a long history of working on both...