The Problem With Summer
Summertime presents a serious Catch-22 for shellfish lovers all across the nation. The sizzling temperatures make light, crisp shellfish delicacies ideal lunch and dinner options, however this is also...
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Virginia Oyster On The Road To Recovery
In the 1800s, the Chesapeake Bay contained billions of oysters. Billions! The entire Bay could be filtered in less than 3 days, a feat today that today takes more than a year. Virginia was shipping...
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Wild Arctic Char
Farmed Arctic char is available year round and is a delectable seafood option for those who prefer a milder, subtler salmon-like flavor on their dinner plate. The appearance of Wild Nunavut char, on...
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National Oyster Day
August 5th is National Oyster Day and I am calling on all of you experienced and novice ostreaphiles alike to come out and feast on nature's most delectable bi-valve. Oysters are celebrated for their...
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Introducing A New Species
There are five main species of oysters made regularly available in oyster bars and markets throughout the United States. You may not recognize the species names, but any oyster eating novice will...
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Crabby News
You can ask any waterman crabbing on the Bay this year how the season is going so far and you will undoubtedly get a similar grunt from all of them; it's not good. I probably didn't have to tell many...
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September Is For Shellfish
The summer warmth still lingers during the day, but cool breezes silently creep into our nights making for comfortable strolls and sound sleeping. September is not only the harbinger of fall, but it...
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What's A Sheepshead?
When you are feeding on crabs, oysters, shrimp, mussels, barnacles, and anything else in the ocean with a hard shell, you're going to need a good set of chompers, and teeth are usually the first thing...
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Tightening The Budget
Times are tough. Consumer budgets aren't what they used to be and, believe it or not, when numbers have to get crunched, most of us will cut down spending on our food purchases before we do without...
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October Is A Great Month
October is National Seafood Month and there are many reasons you should get out of your meat coma and try seafood for dinner. During the month of October many seafood species begin schooling and...
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The Other Sheepshead
Recently I posted about the excellent eating qualities of the East Coast sheepshead. In order to avoid claims that I have an East Coast bias, today I would like to introduce the West Coast sheepshead,...
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Try The Sea Urchin
I can't imagine how it all went down, but I am forever grateful to reap all the benefits of that intrepid soul who first dined on sea urchin. It had to have been an epic, ancient moment of extreme...
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A Very Special Transplant
Virginicas is the species name of the oysters that are native to our East Coast. They can be found from Prince Edward Island, Canada to the Florida Gulf Coast and have been consumed by humans for over...
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Bays Are Back
November 1st marked the opening of the Nantucket Bay Scallop fishery and, for most of you, that's all I really need to report. Nantucket scallops, lovingly referred to as "nanny bays," are an...
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Diver Scallops, No Really
When you see the word "Diver" describing scallops on menus in the U.S. these days you can just about bet the house that the scallops you will be dining on are not actually diver caught. Let's just get...
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The Fisherman Behind The Winter Candy
The realization hits that winter is finally buckling down as nature straps on her grey suit and the TV weathermen toss around frightening phrases like "winter blast" and "polar vortex." The world is in...
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The Cost Of A Trophy
Quotas have once again been cut for the Chesapeake Bay's iconic striped bass, known colloquially, with love, as rockfish. The harvest quota will be reduced by 20% for the 2015 fishing year according...
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The Hidden Loss Of Sustainability
If you have purchased Halibut recently, or with some frequency over the past five years, you know that the price tag for the popular fish has increased dramatically. Many customers are looking for...
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Superbowl Super Food
This Sunday's Super Bowl gives many of us a reason to undo our belts, dig into a well cushioned couch and gorge ourselves on fat-filled, high carb, processed foods like there's no such thing as Monday....
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Why Seafood Is Sexy
Valentine's Day is next weekend and if you are a truly romantic person you most likely already have the what's and where's planned for your one and only sweetheart. If you are one of those people who...
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