Oyster Blog
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Many moons ago, when this oyster was a wee little speck of zooplankton, it found a nice comfy home inside this moon snail shell.
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Oysters go through a larval stage, swimming around in the water for about 2 weeks, and then they settle down, develop shells, and remain stationary for the rest of their lives. Oyster larvae can set on just about anything: wood,...
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An elk herd makes its living in the Hama Hama valley, and when the elk graze in the salt meadows near the highway they cause quite a traffic ruckus. But they've never before been seen around the seafood complex. Eagle-eyed...
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From a Dudes on Food review of Seattle-based Elliot's Oyster House: My favorites were the Kushi (tiny and sweet), hama hama (medium sized and great flavor), totten virginica (ridiculously large, but huge flavor kicks in after a couple of seconds),...
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Mystery fish identified! We sent the photos to Teri King, with the Washington Sea Grant Program, and she said that it looks like a mangled sailfin sculpin. Apparently he didn't really like his ride on the oyster barge. We put...
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Giant white piles adjacent to the shucking plant aren't anything new... although normally they're made of oyster shell, not snow. The winter storm of 2008 is turning out to be the most persisent in living memory, which is why we've...
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Adam and Nathan out on the barge this morning, as the sun peeked through the clouds during a snow flurry. The Hama Hama bridge at dawn.
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For Christmas, we wish the following: 1. That it doesn't get so cold that the oysters and clams freeze to death out on the tideflats. 2. That it snows enough so that we can go cross-country skiing.
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One night in early December, 2007, 8 inches of snow fell on the Hood Canal area, with bigger accumulations up in the high country. Then, overnight, the temperature jumped up 20 degrees and it rained 11 inches. The next morning...
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First there was a flat spot: Then, after lots of permitting and complicated plumbing work, there was another, harder flat spot: And now we have a flat spot with walls! It's really exciting. Here's our builder, Cory, looking happy it's not...
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Each year we comb through our brick-and-mortar store for delicious holiday treats to offer online. This year we've put together a Northwest sample pack, featuring chocolate from Theo Chocolates, cheese from Mt. Townsend Creamery, crackers from La Panzanella, and smoked salmon and...