61 posts categorized "Video"

April 30, 2013

May Fish of the Month: U.S. Pacific Halibut


Your seafood choices can have a big impact on the health of our oceans and lakes – so make sure they’re positive ones! Every month, Shedd’s Right Bite team highlights a sustainable seafood option that’s good for you and our planet. The Fish of the Month for May is Pacific halibut, which is on Shedd’s “best choice list” for sustainability.

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April 08, 2013

April Fish of the Month: U.S. Pacific Cod


Choosing to eat sustainably can have a positive impact on the health of our oceans and lakes, which is why  Shedd’s Right Bite team highlights a sustainable seafood option every month. April’s Fish of the Month is U.S. Pacific cod.

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April 04, 2013

Blind Seadragon Gets a Helping Hand

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When the Fishes department moved a leafy seadragon into the 4,700-gallon kelp forest habitat on the Abbott Oceanarium’s Coastal Walkway habitat, the aquarists watched closely to make sure that the more animated weedy seadragons didn’t slurp up all the live mysid shrimp before the leafy got his share. “That’s when we noticed that the leafy wasn’t eating on his own,” aquarist Erika Moss says.

What to do? Hand-feed the seadragon, of course.

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March 20, 2013

March Fish of the Month: Oregon Pink Shrimp


Your seafood choices can have a big impact on the health of our oceans and lakes—so make sure they’re positive ones! Every month, Shedd’s Right Bite team highlights a sustainable seafood option that’s good for you and good for our planet. The Fish of the Month for March is Oregon pink shrimp.

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February 11, 2013

February Fish of the Month: U.S.-Farmed Mussels


Your seafood choices can have a big impact on the health of our oceans and lakes—so make sure they’re positive ones! Every month, Shedd’s Right Bite team highlights a sustainable seafood option that’s  good for you and good for our planet. The Fish of the Month for February is farmed mussels.

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January 16, 2013

Blind Pup One of Two New Rescued Sea Lions


Twenty-month-old Cruz is a healthy, high-energy California sea lion pup. Only when you notice his sightless eyes do you realize that he bounds around guided solely by sound and scent.

Cruz is one of two rescued California sea lions that Shedd introduced to the public this week.

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December 10, 2012

December Fish of the Month: Farmed Scallops



Your seafood choices can have a big impact on the health of our oceans and lakes—so make sure they’re positive ones! Every month, Shedd’s Right Bite team highlights a sustainable seafood item as our Fish of the Month. December’s pick is farmed scallops, and we have an elegant holiday starter dish, seared scallops with braised fennel, apple and leeks.

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November 10, 2012

November Fish of the Month: Yellow Perch Chowder


Your seafood choices can have a big impact on the health of our oceans and lakes—so make sure they’re positive ones! Every month, Shedd’s Right Bite team highlights a sustainable seafood item as our Fish of the Month. November’s pick is yellow perch, and we have a comfort recipe for chilly nights: yellow perch chowder.

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October 01, 2012

October Fish of the Month: U.S.-Farmed Tilapia


Your seafood choices can have a big impact on the health of our oceans and lakes—so make sure they’re positive ones! Every month, Shedd’s Right Bite team highlights a sustainable seafood item as our Fish of the Month. October’s pick is U.S.-farmed tilapia, and Chef Cleetus Friedman of City Provisions has a recipe for pan-seared tilapia with “Cleetus Heatus” peach salsa!

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September 06, 2012

September Fish of the Month: Lake Whitefish, Trap-Net Caught


Choices on family meals can contribute to healthier, more environmentally-sustainable food systems – sushi is no exception! Overfishing, destructive fishing gear and destructive fish farming methods put our aquatic ecosystems at risk. By purchasing sushi made from fish that are caught or farmed using environmentally-friendly practices, you can support the health of our lakes and oceans while ensuring your kids will have a robust seafood supply in their future. As a parent, how can you translate these big ideas to your young eater? Step away from the fish sticks and pick up a bamboo mat: it’s time to get cooking!

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