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Show Your Shellfishness: T-Shirts are Here!
Have you ever woken up and thought to yourself, “Man, if only I could bring the sweet joy of seafood to the world!” No? Well, even if you haven’t, now you can show your love for oysters and seafood with … Continue reading
Distribution Wizardry: How your oysters go from farm to plate
Originally written for the Oyster Century Club, click here for more info on participating! Rising summer temperatures were tightening shellfish supplies. Guests were in town to visit our warehouse. We were preparing materials for an oyster class that evening. And … Continue reading
Our Secret Garden
Photos: W&T Seafood Psst, we’re going to let you in on a little secret today. We may be surrounded by briny bags most of the time, but occasionally we also like to take breaks for more terrestrial pursuits. And what … Continue reading
We’re Hiring for a Sourcing Coordinator!
Photo: W&T Seafood at the New Amsterdam Market Do you love oysters or seafood and wonder sometimes about what it’s like to be in the industry? Can you seek out unique and high quality products and manage the logistical complexities … Continue reading
Ocean Acidification: Oysters as the New Canary in the Coal Mine
Photo: W&T Seafood Off the Pacific Northwest coast in 2005, the baby oysters quietly went missing. At first, shellfish farmers thought that the mass deaths of oyster larvae were a fluke of nature. When the oysters again failed to reproduce … Continue reading
Dead Zone: How Our Shrimpers Are Fighting Landowners, and Losing
Photo: PBS “Most humans are said to be composed 90% of water, but for those of us who grew up on the Gulf of Mexico, I think that other 10% must be shrimp.” –Jimmy Buffett Anyone who’s watched the movie … Continue reading