Texas State Aquarium & G.U.L.F. Join Forces To Promote Texas Shrimp

On April 28, the Texas State Aquarium in Corpus Christi hosted its third Seafood Wars event. While sustainable seafood dinners are not new for Texas State Aquarium, this new format creates a competitive atmosphere, where chefs are challenged to appease a crowd of 100 seafood lovers. Guests vote after sampling the chef’s dishes and a Seafood Wars winner is crowned, or toqued.

“Seafood Wars is a high profile and fun event that has expanded the audience for sustainable seafood messages in our community,” said Leslie Peart, Director of Conservation and Education at the Texas State Aquarium. “This event attracts everyone from college students and young professionals, to recreational fishermen and diehard seafood fans.  We even provide background information and continuing education credits for teachers.  Seafood Wars has also attracted a fair amount of media attention and is regularly featured in promotional TV spots that allow us to broadcast sustainability messages more widely.”

This past event focused on Texas shrimp, and Ashford Rosenberg, Outreach Coordinator for Audubon Nature Institute’s Gulf United for Lasting Fisheries, was the guest speaker. “Shrimp is the largest fishery in the state of Texas,” said Rosenberg.  “85% of total seafood landings in Texas are shrimp, predominantly brown shrimp, so the economic contribution is huge. It was great to have to opportunity to visit Texas State Aquarium and talk to their guests about this amazing resource.”

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