Traditional Japanese Ghost Story

Néojaponisme: Night Fishing
A scary Japanese ghost story from 1911 has been translated into English. Happy Halloween!

List of the 10 Solutions to Save the Oceans

10 Solutions to Save the Ocean - Conservation Magazine
Briefly:
1. Eat lower on the marine food web and tap into a bountiful supply of protein
2. Elevate the role of small-scale fishers in the world market
3. Alter harvest strategies to account for evolutionary change
4. Invest in microcredit schemes for women in poor coastal communities to curtail overfishing
5. Tap into the firsthand expertise and ingenuity of fishermen and backyard inventors
6. Simple modifications to fishing gear save thousands of turtles and seabirds each year
7. Create new markets that reward careful fishing
8. Eliminate fuel subsidies to reduce destructive bottom trawling on the high seas
9. Text messaging is changing the face of marine conservation
10. Move toward wholesale zoning of the oceans—rather than piecemeal protection schemes

Today's Daily Link is from Treehugger

How to Shuck an Oyster (without shucking your hand)

How to Shuck an Oyster - Esquire.com

After enjoying a few delicious fresh oysters in beautiful Tofino, BC , I decided to focus on oysters. I got them at Trilogy Fish, the only local place that buys and sells from local fishermen. Esquire has a surprisingly good how-to for shucking oysters, complete with pictures.

Bonus Link: Global Gourmet has some great oyster recipes and oyster trivia.