by Patrick M. Warren | May 5, 2022 | Industry knowledge, THE BLUE CULTURE
In order to answer that question, we should first define sustainability. The term ‘sustainable’ is commonly and loosely used to define practices that don’t degrade the physical and natural environment to the point that it diminishes its longevity.
by Gabriela Monroy | Oct 14, 2021 | Industry knowledge, THE BLUE CULTURE
In the seafood industry, tendering is carrying the catch from where it is caught to a processing facility. This way the fishermen can stay on the fishing grounds and keep catching. I work on a salmon tender in Prince William Sound, Alaska, USA.
by Glenn Mueller | Jan 22, 2021 | Industry knowledge, THE BLUE CULTURE
Gordy McLellan Jr. can talk oysters all day.
He’s been working on his family’s shellfish farm, Mac’s Oysters, since he was twelve years old. Now he’s a third-generation shellfish farmer, working beaches and deep water lines off the coast of Vancouver Island in British Columbia.
by Jose Camargo | Jan 15, 2021 | Global seafood lifestyle, THE BLUE CULTURE
Fish has a cultural relevance in many different cultural celebrations around the world. In China, eating fish during the Lunar New Year is an important specialty. The Lunar New Year occurs on the first day of the Lunar calendar and the next new year will occur on February 12th, 2021. Eating fish is considered good luck since the Chinese word for “fish” (鱼 Yú /yoo) sounds like the word for “extra” (余 Yú /yoo). It is good fortune to have extra at the end of the year as this means you are taking this surplus into the following year. It is also thought that consuming fish will allow you to have “extra” prospects such as wealth, health, love and family, in the next year.
by Jose Camargo | Dec 22, 2020 | Global seafood lifestyle, THE BLUE CULTURE
Let’s make it a fin-tastic New Year Despite 2020 being far from ideal, here is to a fin-tastic New Year! New Year’s Eve marks a new beginning and a great chance to express gratitude to everything fortunate that has happened in the past year. December 31st is widely...
by Jose Camargo | Dec 21, 2020 | Global seafood lifestyle, THE BLUE CULTURE
We have the perfect homemade Cioppino recipe that will reel in your household together.