We are hiring! Processing and Order Fulfillment ABOUT AFISHIONADO Afishionado Fishmongers is a community-minded provider of fresh and fresh-frozen seafood dedicated to bringing low impact fishing traditions back to the plates of consumers. We strive to build and maintain close […]
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Supplier Spotlight – Hamilton’s Fish Farm
By: Meg MacKay Photos: Meg MacKay Wesley (Wes) Hearn is the Sales and Processing Manager manager at Hamilton’s, a land-based fish farm that cultivates rainbow trout in Bridgetown, Nova Scotia. The farm was started by Roland Hamilton in 2018, […]
Supplier Spotlight – Sustainable Blue
By Meg MacKay Photos by: Mikaila Bickford Kirk Havercroft is the CEO of Sustainable Blue, a one-of-a-kind land-based salmon farm in Centre Burlington, Nova Scotia. Kirk is from the UK, and graduated from university in 1994, specializing in finance […]
Supplier Spotlight – Cascumpec Oyster Co.
By: Meg MacKay Photos By: Mikaila Bickford It’s shipping day at Cascumpec Bay Oyster CO. Martin and his crew of family members can be found out on the bay at 6:00am. Already pulling on their coveralls, rubber boots, and gloves—they’re preparing […]
Is Fresh Always Best?
Is Fresh Always Best? The classic fresh versus frozen debate has taken the world of seafood by storm for decades. Traditionally fresh seafood has dominated in the public eye, but we have come a long way since the mushed up […]
What the ocean means to me
By: Adira Nehme It is Oceans Week in Halifax, and I have been asked the question of what the ocean means to me. When asked I sat and started to think about what the ocean means to me and what […]
… but is it sustainable? A conversational essay about what “sustainability” means to Afishionado
“… but is it sustainable?” I think this is the single most popular question that we encounter at Afishionado; and, to be honest, it’s kind of a tricky one to answer. Not because I don’t believe any one of our […]
We’re Hiring a Logistics Delivery Driver!
Afishionado is a community-minded fishmongers that is dedicated to bringing the fishing traditions of Nova Scotia back to the plates of consumers. For us, knowing the story behind the fish we sell is important. We follow Ocean Wise www.oceanwise.ca/ certification […]
Chef Spotlight: Cody Wallace
Pictured: Chef Cody Wallace, Shuck Seafood + Raw Bar Meet Chef Cody Wallace. While photographing some delicious cajun shrimp for our featured recipe this week, we had a chance to sit down with Chef Cody and talk about his experience […]
ShanDaph Aquaculture is hiring summer students!
ShanDaph Aquaculture is an environmentally sustainable, organic aquaculture operation, located in Big Island, Nova Scotia. The boutique operation grows primarily oysters, as well as bay scallops and quahogs, in the Northumberland Strait waters of Atlantic Canada. ShanDaph Oysters focuses on […]
We’re hiring a CLEAN Leadership Summer Intern!
As the shape of the job market changes and the demand for innovation increases, Nova Scotia needs youth who are literate in environmental and sustainability issues and jobs that thrive in a low-carbon economy. Clean Foundation is helping youth develop […]
Know Your Tuna
When you think ‘tuna’, what comes to mind? Likely flakey fish in a can or mom’s tuna salad sandwiches. At Afishionado, we want you to know that tuna are wonderfully diverse. There are 15 different species of tuna. Tuna are truly […]
Soothing the Fear of Farmed Fish
Do you eat meat? If you do, it’s more than likely been farmed, and highly unlikely that it’s been exclusively hunted from the wild. Most meat eaters can tell you that how farmed meat is grown has all sorts of […]
Halifax Oyster Festival September 2017
Hello, Afishionado Fishmongers is looking for volunteers for the Halifax Oyster Festival to help shuck and schlep. If you are interested in participating we would love to have you. Please feel free to contact us if you have any question or just fill […]
Paul Greenberg talks in Halifax
Afishionado Fishmongers is sponsoring Paul Greenberg to come to Halifax. Paul Greenberg is a best-selling American author, whose 2010 book Four Fish became a must-read on seafood sustainability, drawing widespread praise and winning the James Beard writing and literature award. 2014’s follow-up American […]
The proper way to store fish and shellfish
We often receive questions about the best way to store seafood. Proper food handling is extremely important for guaranteeing quality and safety and is paramount for seafood because it’s often more perishable than other foods. Spoilage can happen quickly. Enzymes […]