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Cuban refugees wait for U.S. Immigration Service officials aboard the shrimp boat Big Babe at Key West, Florida.

When Georgia Shrimpers Hauled Cuban Refugees

How a standoff with Castro knocked a hole in the shrimping village of Thunderbolt.

Alexandra Marvar November 5, 2018

Inside the diver's hut.

Toba-shi, Japan

Ama Hut Hachiman Kamado

Huts like this were once a hub for the female divers who collected pearls and seafood off Japan's coasts.

Shirouo no Odorigui

These live fish are said to "dance" down diners' throats.

Bonac Clam Pie

Long Island's rich history of clamming is packed inside a creamy, sea-scented pie.

Bau Nyale

Worm-catching and love come together at this Indonesian harvest and courtship festival.

In this phenomenon, oxygen-deprived fish break to the surface.

Mobile Bay Jubilees

In this summer phenomenon, fish swarm Alabama shores and waterfront residents scoop up the bounty.

The squirrel-shaped fish, ready to be eaten.

The Regional Chinese Cuisine Linked to an Ancient Assassin

A king died after being served up a murderous fish in present-day Suzhou.

Laura Kiniry September 21, 2018

A man with his catch during a Point Clear jubilee in 2012.

The Mysterious Bounty of Mobile Bay's Midnight Jubilees

On this stretch of coast, fish unpredictably flock ashore, providing a windfall of seafood.

Anna Marlis Burgard September 20, 2018

Sugar Toad

Chefs carefully detoxify this East Coast pufferfish to create sweet, fried “chicken wings of the sea.”

World Oyster Opening Championship

Welcome to the olympics of oyster shucking.

Pacific Razor Clams

It takes patience and skill to harvest these delicious bivalves.

Seaweed Gin

The essence of Canada's eastern coastline, distilled.

The Boston Stabber

This praised oyster shucker is as elegant as it is dangerous.

Saezuri (last skewer on the right), photographed by Food historian Ken Albala at an oden in Japan.

Saezuri

In Japan, whale tongue is a disappearing delicacy.

Papier mâché sea dragons by the artists at Total Pap.

Whitstable Oyster Festival

Every July, a seaside town pays homage to its local mollusks with eating contests, a marine-themed parade, and plenty of fresh seafood.

Picoroco

These giant, volcano-shaped barnacles house sweet, crablike meat.

Shirako

Raw, steamed, or fried, these satchels of fish semen are creamy delicacies.

The newly found oyster (left) is a much bigger bivalve than the ones that often surface in New York's waters.

New York's Insatiable Appetite for Truly Enormous Oysters

A massive mollusk recently found in the Hudson River is the latest example of two centuries of appreciating behemoth bivalves.

Jessica Leigh Hester August 1, 2018