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Sustainable Seafood

Sustainable Seas

From invertebrates to seaweed, wild to farmed, find out the seafood facts for eating sustainable.

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Ocean Kitchen: Kelp

Sustainable and delicious, Ocean Wise Executive Chef Ned Bell cooks with kelp.

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Mythbusters: What is Sutainable Seafood?

Confused by wild versus farmed? Get the seafood facts here.

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Fanny Bay Oysters

It Looks A Lot Like…

The siphon (or neck) of the geoduck is thick, wrinkly, and (wink, wink) it’s considered an aphrodisiac.

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Be Seafood Smart

Keep our oceans healthy and flourishing: always make sustainable choices.

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Chasing Shrimp

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Gooey and Chewy

Geoduck is pronounced, "gooey-duck." The world’s largest burrowing clam, known for its sweet, delicate, and briny flavor, is considered a delicacy in Japan and China.

Older Than You Think

These suckers are some of the longest lived animals in the world. The oldest geoduck ever recorded was 168 years old!

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Dig Deep

Geoduck means “dig deep” in Lushootseed, a language shared by Aboriginal peoples along Puget Sound and the Salish Sea in the Pacific Northwest.

Let It All Hang Out

The geoduck is the official mascot of Evergreen State College in Olympia, Washington. Its motto? Omnia Extares: "Let it all hang out."

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Make like a dolphin & flip

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