About the Author

Callum Blackwood

With a background in marine biology, Callum Blackwood explores the world of seafood through a scientific lens. His five years as a fisheries researcher inform his engaging articles about different fish and shellfish. Callum joined the team in 2022 to help readers discover new favorites. Outside writing, he volunteers at aquariums and enjoys snorkeling adventures.

Hi, I’m

Callum Blackwood

With a background in marine biology, Callum Blackwood explores the world of seafood through a scientific lens. His five years as a fisheries researcher inform his engaging articles about different fish and shellfish. Callum joined the team in 2022 to help readers discover new favorites. Outside writing, he volunteers at aquariums and enjoys snorkeling adventures.

Fresh Read by Callum Blackwood

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Salmon rice bowls are becoming increasingly popular on dinner tables and for good reason. They’re quick, healthy, and packed with flavor. Most people settle for bland, boring versions that miss

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Missing out on crab cakes because of gluten? That stops today. These gluten-free crab cake recipes are simple to make at home. You’ll get crispy outsides, tender insides, and zero

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Making a quick lunch shouldn’t feel like a chore. You’re staring at your empty pantry, stomach growling, wondering what you can whip up without spending an hour in the kitchen.

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Mercury in Shrimp: Why It’s Safer Than You Think (and Why I Keep a Bag in My Freezer at All Times) If the words “mercury in seafood” make you picture

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Raw or Cooked? My One Second Seafood Test (So You’re Not Playing Appetizer Roulette) Confession: for an embarrassing amount of my adult life, I ordered seafood apps based purely on

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Serving Size vs Portion Size: The Sneaky Little Label Trick That Gets All of Us That “single serve” bag of chips you just inhaled like a raccoon at midnight? Yeah.

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Sick After Seafood? It’s Not Always “Food Poisoning” (And Yes, It Matters) If you’ve ever eaten a perfectly innocent looking piece of fish and then spent the next few hours

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Squid Nutrition: What Most People Get Wrong (Yes, I’m Talking About Calamari) Squid is one of those foods that gets treated like a guilty pleasure… even when it’s not. Like,

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Let me tell you about my first thoughts on smoked oysters. It was November 2024, and I was at Whole Foods staring at a tiny can of Crown Prince smoked

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Calamari is one of those dishes you have likely seen on a menu, maybe even tried, but might still wonder what it actually is. Is it a fancy name for

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