Oyster Blog
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The other day a customer called from Tacoma and asked if we were the little seafood shack along highway 101. She was disappointed to learn that we'd moved into a newer, bigger building. And a year ago we were worried...
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A shore crab was tumbling along the aquarium wall the other day and we noticed that he had funny little hairy patches on the inside of his claws. Then we started paying attention, and we discovered that many of the...
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Over the weekend we took advantage of the bitter cold to play some late night pond hockey. It was a cold, moonless night and the ice was so smooth and glassy it reflected the stars. The pond in daylight, on...
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It has been really, really cold here for the past week, and the Canal is full of floating ice bergs. Above, Nathan and Miguel are cutting their way through the ice to reach the oyster tubs. When the tide goes...
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So far, the gunnels are our favorite aquarium pet. Everything else is just plain mean. Cutie pie. They’re pretty shy (or, more likely: nocturnal), and normally stay hidden under rocks and shells, but this morning there was an impromptu gunnel...
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A couple of weeks ago Adam looked out his window and was surprised to see a buck swimming up the Canal. It happened to be the first day of hunting season, which might explain why the deer took to the...
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Our wordpress account is unhappy with our new internet connection, so it'll be a few days before we can upload our own photos. In the meantime, enjoy these photos of the Hamma Hamma river area courtesy of oldwirld's flickr page....
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About a year ago Nathan brought in this strange-looking crab. It was about the same size as a regular shore crab, but it had a much different shape and nobody had ever seen anything like it on the beach. After...
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King Crab and Sherlock, looking ready for anything. Helena (behind the counter) improvised her costume at the last minute, and came through big with the Bucket List. Snacking and sampling. A quartet of rowdy vikings and renegade ship captains came...
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We've been planning this for 5 years, and now it feels like everything's happening all at once. Here's the schedule: 1. We're going to begin moving equipment out of the old store and into the new one tomorrow. 2. During...
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We've been wondering what these creatures are for quite some time, and we still don't really have an answer. But we're pretty sure they're parchment tube worms... or at least that name makes the most sense to us. The mysterious...
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Sand dollars are very social animals.