Book Review: The Big Oyster by Mark Kurlansky
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
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
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
“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
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
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...
Tuna Capital of the World: Thoughts on The Sushi Economy
For the record, if you’re planning to visit North Lake, P.E.I after Nov. 1: don’t bother. Although, for the record, I didn’t actually have any intention of going to North Lake. I was supposed to be meeting a lo...