Oyster Blog
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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.
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Yes! You can find pearls in Hama Hama oysters. The shuckers normally find several a day. Pacific oyster pearls aren't valuable, but they are really cool. (Jewelry pearls are produced by pearl oysters, which are in...
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Adam and Area Dog took one last ride on the HH Battleax, as they transported the now-retired barge from wet dock to dry dock. The Battleax: Might not have been pretty, but she sure could cook. Out with the old,...
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Wednesday, June 4th was the lowest tide of the year. The tide dropped to -4.3 around noon, and then rose to a 12.3 high tide in the evening. A group of people from the Seattle Oceanaire restaurant came out to...
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Bruce from West Seattle shared with us this image of John Singer Sargent's masterpiece, the Oyster Gatherers of Cancale. Stop by Singer Sargent's website for a history of both the painting and Cancale's oyster industry. Thanks Bruce!
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Acidified ocean water: terrible news for oysters, clams, and hermit crabs. Not to mention the entire ocean food chain and life on earth as we know it. From the Seattle Times: Seattle researchers were stunned to discover that vast swaths...
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Introducing Ruby, the newest member of Team Hama! This beautiful refrigerated truck arrived last month from Arizona. She has big plans to revolutionize our local oyster and clam delivery. Seattleites: keep yer eyes peeled for Ruby and her faithful companion,...
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Hood Canal has had a tremendous barnacle set this year. The little guys are everywhere! Barnacles attach head first to rocks, shells, pilings, boats, buoys, etc. When the tide is in, their feathery legs, called cirri, sweep through the water...