A Reading List for Seafood Lovers and the Seafood Curious
Discover the ultimate reading list for seafood lovers, featuring fascinating books, stories, recipes, and ocean-inspired reads for every curious food enthusiast.
Seafood science
Your Guide to the Seaside
Dive into a new world of eating, hosting, and travelling.
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Hey there — I'm a fisheries scientist, seafood lover, scuba diver who's committed to making your seaside experience simple, sexy, and FUN!
Seaside with Emily is the go-to resource for seafood lovers craving science-based insights and a deeper understanding of where their favourite seafoods come from.
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The Best Fish
Become a more confident seafood shopper with this quick quiz.
Think you know how to buy good fish?
Take this quick quiz to find out whether you actually know what to look for at the seafood counter — from freshness and quality to sustainability and smart questions to ask before you buy.
From Tables to Table-stakes
For You
Dive into your next adventure.
Helping you and your next seaside experience (wherever it may lead you) with clarity, confidence, and creativity.
For Trades
Empowering industry growth.
Industry expertise, curated data, consumer trends (and a boatload more) to help you and your company grow.
Serving up the internets top seaside dishes and destinations.
Through science-backed education, approachable recipes, travel stories, buying guides, and behind-the-scenes insights from across the global seafood world, I share content that makes seafood feel less intimidating and more inspiring. My goal is to help readers not only shop for, cook, and enjoy seafood at home, but also better understand the people, places, and stories behind what ends up on their plate.
My Seafood Essentials
Some of my favourite things to help jumpstart your own seafood journey.
Dive a Little Deeper
New here? This is a great place to start.
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THE ULTIMATE SEAFOOD COMPANION
Eating from the Ocean
The chef-backed guide to buying seafood with confidence.
Inside, you'll learn the exact standards Michelin-star chefs use to evaluate freshness, trace provenance, and choose sustainably — and how to apply those same instincts at your local fish counter.
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The Truth About Small-Scale vs. Large-Scale Fisheries
There is a common belief that big = bad, small = good. Small and local feels virtuous; big and industrial feels like something to worry about. But that instinct, as understandable as it is, isn’t quite accurate.
How to Pair Wine with Seafood
Pairing seafood and wine is easier than you think, and once you understand a few basic principles, you'll be able to pick a great bottle for just about anything that comes out of the water.
Wild vs. Farmed Seafood: Which is Better?
The truth is that farmed and wild seafood aren't rivals. They're teammates.
