Book Club – Ocean Wise's AquaBlog

There’s something for everyone in this ocean-friendly holiday book guide

December 22, 2020

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Need a last-minute gift idea? Or maybe a new book to curl up with? Melina Stokes, an ambassador with Ocean Wise's youth service program Ocean Bridge, shares her list of ocean-friendly reads for this holiday se...

The Story of Sushi: a Book Review

January 25, 2019

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Are you curious how avocados made their way into the sushi roll or how sushi came to exist in the first place? In a uniquely told tale that blends facts in with a fictional style of writing, the story of sushi ...

Book Review: The Big Oyster by Mark Kurlansky

October 30, 2018

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Oysters are a great example of humanity’s complex relationship with food, where it comes from and why it has remained a popular food source throughout history. The mention of an oyster can bring up the immen...

Book Review: The Death and Life of the Great Lakes

July 5, 2018

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Ecosystems are the perfect example of balance. Each organism plays an important part in the system and ensuring that everything works efficiently. But what happens when there is wise-scale disruption? The Life ...

Book Review: Bottomfeeder

April 10, 2018

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When Julia Child brought French cuisine into American homes in the 1960s, she introduced millions of consumers to new seafood species as well. Monkfish, for instance, became instantly popular across the United ...

American Catch: The Fight for our Local Seafood

April 25, 2017

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“We are what we eat, we are told. But we Americans do not eat what we truly are.” It is hard to pick one topic to highlight for a book review on American Catch. In fact, as a total non-fiction nerd, it is im...

Contemplating a Blue Mind

April 7, 2016

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I haven’t met many book authors, but I assume that starting a conversation with “so, I haven’t actually read your book” is probably not the best way to greet them. Unfortunately, this was my honest opening on ...

A Fisheries Glossary: Thoughts induced by John Steinbeck’s Cannery Row

December 24, 2015

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When I sat down to read John Steinbeck’s classic, Cannery Row, I was expecting it to be about fish; naturally, this is why I chose it for the Book Club. I like to think I’m not the only person who would have th...

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