Oyster Blog
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The fringe, or bill, is the most colorful part of the oyster shell. Sometimes the bill is dark, sometimes it's very light: Or even multi-colored: This analysis of oyster cultivation in Korea claims that an oyster's shell color, along...
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The tideflats are covered with miniature crab. They skitter around the beach, hide under oyster clusters at low tide, and go into attack mode when they sense someone overhead. But they can also be kinda cuddly: Some of...
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Strange happenings in the world of oyster aquaculture: 1. Today's LA Times ran an article about the West Coast's V. tubiashii outbreak that is worth reading. Among other interesting things we learned from the article: the fact that the bacteria...
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In light of the previous post exhorting everyone to cook all shellfish, we thought it appropriate to offer a guide to barbecuing oysters. You need: Barbecue. Or fire. Oyster knife (or equivalent), plus gloves, hot pads, and/or tongs for handling...
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Our friends Rita and Jamie from Wyoming Aero Photography stopped by a month or so ago and took these amazing shots of Hood Canal and the Hama Hama tideflats. All photos by Rita Donham. Hood Canal, looking north. Hama Hama...
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Sea urchins are echinoderms, and are related to sea cucumbers and sea stars. They're covered in protective spines, use tube feet for locomotion, and normally feed on algae. Sea urchin gonads, known more appetizingly as uni, are a popular food...
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Every year the nearby town of Hoodsport outdoes itself putting on a Fourth of July extravaganza. This year we got ourselves together and participated in the street fair on Friday, selling barbecued Hama Hama oysters with a butter and garlic...
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Humming toadfish are also known as plainfish midshipmen, California canary fish, or bullheads. The fish are nocturnal, and bury themselves in sand during the day, unless they're manhandled for a photograph. During mating season, male toadfish contract their swim bladder...
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The new sign is up and running! We are very proud of it. But, alas, the a and the f in seafood are too close together. Whoops. If you look closely at this picture, you'll see Adam and the...
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When the shuckers shuck enough oysters to fill a bowl, they send the bowl through the window into the packing/grading room. Here's Roberto at the window: Packers Teresa and Brenda put the oysters through a bubbler and then rinse and...
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Neighbor Gary sent over these pictures of an eagle nest near his home in Eldon, the hamlet overlooking the Hamma Hamma estuary.