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hi I’m Barton Seaver chef and National

hi I’m Barton Seaver chef and National Geographic fellow this is cook wise a

Geographic fellow this is cook wise a

Geographic fellow this is cook wise a series in which we’ll explore

series in which we’ll explore

series in which we’ll explore sustainability community and

sustainability community and

sustainability community and environmental issues through a universal

environmental issues through a universal

environmental issues through a universal lens dinner every episode of cook wise

lens dinner every episode of cook wise

lens dinner every episode of cook wise will take you on a sustainable adventure

will take you on a sustainable adventure

will take you on a sustainable adventure we’re going to visit some incredible

we’re going to visit some incredible

we’re going to visit some incredible locations tell amazing stories and meet

locations tell amazing stories and meet

locations tell amazing stories and meet some interesting people

some interesting people

some interesting people my favorite part cook some delicious

my favorite part cook some delicious

my favorite part cook some delicious food for me

food for me

food for me dinner begins right here on the

dinner begins right here on the

dinner begins right here on the Chesapeake Bay where I spent my summers

Chesapeake Bay where I spent my summers

Chesapeake Bay where I spent my summers as a child walking up and down docks

as a child walking up and down docks

as a child walking up and down docks pulling giant blue crabs right off the

pulling giant blue crabs right off the

pulling giant blue crabs right off the pilings

pilings

pilings later that night we’ve boiled them up in

later that night we’ve boiled them up in

later that night we’ve boiled them up in it delicious crab boil with corn and old

it delicious crab boil with corn and old

it delicious crab boil with corn and old bay just the spice of generations

bay just the spice of generations

bay just the spice of generations there’s nothing like it in the world but

there’s nothing like it in the world but

there’s nothing like it in the world but unfortunately this world is changing I’m

unfortunately this world is changing I’m

unfortunately this world is changing I’m sitting here in front of one of the very

sitting here in front of one of the very

sitting here in front of one of the very last working water boats in East port

last working water boats in East port

last working water boats in East port Maryland the fishing vessel wild country

now this is the kind of place I

now this is the kind of place I absolutely love I want to introduce you

absolutely love I want to introduce you

absolutely love I want to introduce you to the Mounties Pat junior and senior

to the Mounties Pat junior and senior

to the Mounties Pat junior and senior these guys are making seafood work for

these guys are making seafood work for

these guys are making seafood work for them in their own unique way thanks for

them in their own unique way thanks for

them in their own unique way thanks for having me thank you the Mahoney’s go out

having me thank you the Mahoney’s go out

having me thank you the Mahoney’s go out crabbing every morning and sell

crabbing every morning and sell

crabbing every morning and sell everything they bring back locally thank

everything they bring back locally thank

everything they bring back locally thank you

you

you they’re literally cutting out the middle

they’re literally cutting out the middle

they’re literally cutting out the middle making more money while taking less

making more money while taking less

making more money while taking less crabs from the bay using time-honored

crabs from the bay using time-honored

crabs from the bay using time-honored sustainable methods they are working the

sustainable methods they are working the

sustainable methods they are working the waters to keep a family business and a

waters to keep a family business and a

waters to keep a family business and a local tradition alive I’ve been looking

local tradition alive I’ve been looking

local tradition alive I’ve been looking forward to this all day

forward to this all day

forward to this all day now you finding people that your

now you finding people that your

now you finding people that your customers like the connection they like

customers like the connection they like

customers like the connection they like knowing seeing a face we have probably

knowing seeing a face we have probably

knowing seeing a face we have probably love it comes off the boat that morning

love it comes off the boat that morning

love it comes off the boat that morning and they’re coming in here new steamer

and they’re coming in here new steamer

and they’re coming in here new steamer right to their home hours after the

right to their home hours after the

right to their home hours after the colloidal water well you can taste the

colloidal water well you can taste the

colloidal water well you can taste the difference I’ll tell you this meal

difference I’ll tell you this meal

difference I’ll tell you this meal tastes just like my childhood I remember

tastes just like my childhood I remember

tastes just like my childhood I remember this so clearly and it’s a meal like

this so clearly and it’s a meal like

this so clearly and it’s a meal like this Maryland crab boiled it really

this Maryland crab boiled it really

this Maryland crab boiled it really connects us to the world the Chesapeake

connects us to the world the Chesapeake

connects us to the world the Chesapeake Bay was once a major source of craft

Bay was once a major source of craft

Bay was once a major source of craft that helped to feed the entire country

that helped to feed the entire country

that helped to feed the entire country but overfishing habitat destruction and

but overfishing habitat destruction and

but overfishing habitat destruction and pollution have brought these once

pollution have brought these once

pollution have brought these once numerous delicacies to dangerously low

numerous delicacies to dangerously low

numerous delicacies to dangerously low levels the decline and the gradual

levels the decline and the gradual

levels the decline and the gradual recovery of the Chesapeake crab is a

recovery of the Chesapeake crab is a

recovery of the Chesapeake crab is a story that’s mirrored in fisheries all

story that’s mirrored in fisheries all

story that’s mirrored in fisheries all over the globe there’s something you can

over the globe there’s something you can

over the globe there’s something you can do one meal at a time by supporting

do one meal at a time by supporting

do one meal at a time by supporting responsible fishermen just like the

responsible fishermen just like the

responsible fishermen just like the Mahoney’s we can save our crabs and eat

Mahoney’s we can save our crabs and eat

Mahoney’s we can save our crabs and eat them too for recipes tips techniques and

them too for recipes tips techniques and

them too for recipes tips techniques and more information about our oceans visit

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