{"id":4669,"date":"2014-03-01T17:04:00","date_gmt":"2014-03-01T22:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/coastwatch\/?page_id=4669"},"modified":"2024-08-27T15:09:22","modified_gmt":"2024-08-27T19:09:22","slug":"mariners-menu-spring-into-seasonal-seafood","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/coastwatch\/mariners-menu-spring-into-seasonal-seafood\/","title":{"rendered":"MARINER’S MENU: Spring into Seasonal Seafood"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n
This article was published in the Spring 2014 issue of Coastwatch.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n NORTH CAROLINA\u2019S COASTAL WATERS OFFER AN ABUNDANCE OF SEAFOOD THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. IN SPRING, BLUE CRABS MOLT, OFFERING SOFT-CRAB SPECIALTIES. SNAPPER IS AMONG THE FINFISH HARVESTED. CLAMS MAY COME FROM WILD HARVEST OR MARICULTURE OPERATIONS.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Coastwatch<\/em> spotlights several recipes that highlight these species from the Mariner\u2019s Menu: 30 Years of Fresh Seafood Ideas<\/a><\/em> resource book. They are sure to be \u201ckeepers.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n To learn how to select, handle and prepare seafood, get a copy of the book from North Carolina Sea Grant<\/a>. Contact Sandra Harris at 919-515-9101 or sandra_harris@ncsu.edu. Or check your local bookstore. Visit the Mariner\u2019s Menu<\/em> blog at Mariners’s Menu blog<\/a> for more recipes. \u2014 V.L.<\/p>\n\n\n\nDOWN EAST CLAM CHOWDER<\/h2>\n\n\n\n