2024 has been a big year for the Texas oyster, letβs keep it going! Ask for Texas farmed oysters at your favorite restaurants π½οΈπ¦ͺπ
Catch farmers @blackjackpointoystercompany and @bigtreeoysters on our latest episode hosted by @txoystertraining now at the link in our bio π§
Location is everything in oyster farming, and no matter where farms are at, their oysters will each have their own unique flavor profiles which makes this new industry so exciting. Hear more in our latest episode with Big Tree Oyster Co and Blackjack Point Oyster Co now at www.GulfStreamPodcast.org! π¦ͺπ€
Here's a little bit of Alan Holt trivia we got on our episode this month! π₯πΌ Give it a listen at GulfStreamPodcast.org!
New episode of The Gulf Stream Podcast is here, and we're talking hurricanes...and how to responsibly report on them π Find your platform to listen at www.GulfStreamPodcast.org now!
The key to fostering stewardship is outreach - and that's exactly the mission of HRI's "Beachcombing" series with Jace Tunnell and Mustang Island State Park - Texas Parks and Wildlife's Eric Ehrlich. Tune in to their episode where they chat not only about crazy beach finds, but also about inspiring conservation in the public ππ§π www.GulfStreamPodcast.org
Hear more about how to protect yourself from a Vibrio infection when enjoying our coastal waters in the August episode of The Gulf Stream Podcast featuring Shane Bonnot with CCA Texas and Dr. James Mobley with Texas A&M Healthy South Texas - Find your platform now at www.GulfStreamPodcast.org π§
"It's got the little snail on it!!" Here's a sneak peek of our episode coming out tomorrow with Ranger Eric at Mustang Island State Park - Texas Parks and Wildlife of him and Jace Tunnell chatting about Sea Whip soft coral and the snail that lives on it. If you caught Jace's Beachcombing video today (linked in comments), you learned all about these cool creatures!
As we continued celebrating #HispanicHeritageMonth we stopped by the Texas State Aquarium last week to chat with their Marketing and Communications Manager, Carla Falconi Swallow.
A native of Ecuador, Carla tells us all about her favorite exhibits, and hidden gems, at the aquarium, which animal she relates to the most, and gives us insight into why itβs so important to communicate science and conservation through social media.
Watch the full episode on Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0SG41_i-qB4
Perhaps we took it a little too literally when that Gulf Stream podcast intro said, βLetβs dive inβ¦β?
Naw!
Who would you like to see/hear on the podcast for season two? What topics should we dive into next?
Is #ThrowbackThursday still a thing?
Well, for us it's going to be! While we're hard at work putting together a solid guest list for season 2 (and cooking up something fun in the meantime...), let's take a look back at episode 7, recorded live at the Texas Oyster Round Up back in April at Water Street Market.
Find this episode, and others from season 1, wherever you get your podcasts or on YouTube.
GulfStreamPodcast.org
Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies
Sink Your Shucks Oyster Recycling Program
Coastal Conservation and Restoration Ecology Lab
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