When a ‘$100 million attempt’ to save Hong Kong’s marine environment kicked off with artificial reefs made of old boats, bus tyres and concrete “Artificial reefs are to be built in local waters to boost fish supplies which have been depleted by overfishing, pollution, dredging and dumping,” reported the South China Morning Post on August … Read more
In an effort to reduce the spread of marine invasive species, Canada ordered lobster pounds to euthanize all egg-bearing female lobsters. But two years after the measure was introduced, some in the business are still unaware of the requirement. The Department of Fisheries and Oceans has banned the long-held practice of releasing egg-bearing or “berried” … Read more
“I forgot to wrap my fish that was sitting in the fridge with a fan in it. The next day, the skin was incredibly dry and I got in a lot of trouble,” Niland says. “I cooked the fish that night and the skin puffed off the flesh. You end up with this beautiful crunchy … Read more
Not far from the bank of Wapiti River, just 11 kilometres from Grande Prairie, there’s a paleontological goldmine: an ancient riverbed that contains fragments of skeletons of hundreds, possibly thousands, of animals from the late Cretaceous period, some 70 million years ago. Discovered in 2014, the bonebed is known as a DC site, or, more formally, Wapiti Unit 3. … Read more
By Dan Pelosi, The New York Times A marinara-stained kitchen timer ticks as Donna Berzatto choreographs a complex dance of dishes around limited oven space. “I need you to remember to put the Rockefellers in, and take out the artichokes, which leaves an open oven,” she commands her son Carmy. “I need you to put … Read more
Canned fish is now a regular offering on menus at wine bars from San Francisco to Houston to New York, where patrons scoop the contents straight out of the can. There are even tinned fish clubs that mimic wine clubs by sending members monthly shipments of various seafood packed in various combinations of spices, oils … Read more
An underwater marine survey completed at West Mabou Beach in Port Hood has yielded some interesting results that shed new light on what species dwell in Nova Scotian harbours. The survey was completed by the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society, and their findings were released at a public meeting in the Cape Breton community of Mabou on Monday evening. … Read more
