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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 lover's 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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Reflecting on the Different Aquaculture Approaches of New Zealand and Canada
Both Canada and New Zealand have significant aquaculture industries, each with unique characteristics shaped by their geography, regulations, and environmental priorities.
