How To Clean Spot and Croakers
To clean spot and croakers: 1. Scale the fish with a manual or electric fish scaler. While holding the fish with one hand, use the tool to remove all scales. You must run the scaler from tail to head in … Continued
Stuffed Virginia Flounder With Crab Meat
This is a simple recipe for serving 2 of Virginia’s most famous seafood products; fresh flounder and Chesapeake Bay blue crab meat. Ingredients 2 lbs fresh flounder fillets (skin on) 1 lb Chesapeake Bay lump backfin crab meat 1 egg, … Continued
Gyotaku Fish Art
Gyotaku is an art form that has gained recent popularity in Virginia. The fish rubbing process known as Gyotaku, began two thousand years ago in the Orient. The technique allows for a truly accurate image of all the details in … Continued
How to Fillet and Cook Striped Bass
Striped bass or “rockfish” can be a delicious fish for the table. A few simple steps are important in caring for the fish prior to cooking. Striped bass should be stored on ice and laid out flat until cleaned. Once … Continued
Virginia Rockfish Chowder
Ingredients 8 oz. cooked fish – striped bass, black sea bass, tautog or other white fish with firm, flaky meat. 1 large potato, peeled and diced 1 small tomato, diced and seeds removed 1 small onion, diced 1 carrot, peeled … Continued
Fish Cleaning Basics – How to Fillet and Skin Fish
When cleaning fish it’s important to decide if you will scale or skin the fish as well as choosing to fillet the fish or simply gut and remove the head, tail and fins. Smaller fish may not be suited for … Continued
Virginia Style Fish and Chips
Fish and chips is a traditional meal, popular in Virginia and much of the East Coast. The meal, which originated in the United Kingdom consists of battered, deep-fried fish and sliced, deep-fried potatoes. The meal gained a strong urban following … Continued
FREE printable 2009-2010 calendar from NOAA
A FREE printable 2009-2010 calendar from NOAA features images of American seafood and commercial fishing. Download the calendar at: http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/docs/2009_2010_calendar.pdf