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Wendy Foster: A Fashion Icon Lets Her Guard Down Read the Post
Clarissa Creator Mitchell Kriegman w/ Writing Tips! Read the Post
The Cult-Following of KayPea Jewelry Read the Post
The Last Hunter Gatherers: Commercial Fishing in America Read the Post
The Coral Casino: Inside CA’s Exclusive Club Read the Post
California Dreamin’: L.A. Travel Guide Read the Post
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Would this job appeal to you? ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
- Repetitive tasks⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
- Standing for long hours⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
- The smell of fish all. day. long in cold wet environments. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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In the BILLION-dollar seafood industry, 50% of workers are women & many of them do jobs just like this.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
These hard-working women are grossly underrepresented in the seafood industry, but SAGE @seafood_and_gender_equality is here to change that.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Read more at meganwaldrep.com or link in bio!⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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#seafoodandgenderequality⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
#commercialfishing #eatwild #knowyourfisherman #commercialfisherman #lobsterlife #wildcaughtfish #wildcaughtseafood #commercialfishingpics #eatlocalseafood #commercialfishingboat #commercialfishingindustry #partnerofacommercialfisherman #commercialfishingwoman #pcfishermen #pcfisherman #pocfishermen #pocfisherman⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Photo by Nguyen Dang Hoang Nhu
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I wore this in our engagement photos. 😂 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Happy Monday, y'all!⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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#fishingboats #commercialfishing #eatwild #knowyourfisherman #fishingvessel #commercialfisherman #lobsterlife #wildcaughtfish #wildcaughtseafood #localfisherman #commercialfishingpics #eatlocalseafood #commercialfisherman #commercialfishingboat #americanseafood #commercialfishingfamily #commercialfishingindustry #partnerofacommercialfisherman #commercialfishingwoman #pcfishermen #pcfisherman #pocfishermen #pocfisherman #pocf
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Seafood processing is a middle step between fishermen and your dinner plate. Cold, wet, repetitive, hard f*cking work, I learned through @seafood_and_gender_equality (or SAGE) that around 85% of people who do it are women, mostly foreign-born bc US-born workers aren't willing to take on the work.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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It's a side of the industry that isn't recognized, but SAGE dedicates its powers to turn that around. A full Q&A w/ founder Julie Kuchepatov is on meganwaldre.com. "SAGE: Help Women & Environ. w/ Seafood? Read This" is online now.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
🐟Link in Bio!🐟⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
📸 via SAGE ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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#seafoodsmize #seaquality #genderequality #seafoodprocessing #fishprocessing #womeninseafood #fishingboats #commercialfishing #eatwild #knowyourfisherman #fishingvessel #commercialfisherman #lobsterlife #wildcaughtfish #wildcaughtseafood #localfisherman #commercialfishingpics #eatlocalseafood #commercialfisherman #commercialfishingboat #americanseafood #commercialfishingfamily #commercialfishingindustry #partnerofacommercialfisherman #commercialfishingwoman #pcfishermen #pcfisherman #pocfishermen #pocfisherman #pocf
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Can't believe I didn't shop this before: U.S. Wild-caught seafood at @traderjoes that's *affordable!* (bc isn't that why we love Trader's so much?)⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
A list of American seafood items you can snag on your next TJ run is on meganwaldrep.com. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
🐟Link in bio!🐟 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Would you or do you buy seafood at Trader Joe's?🤔⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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#traderjoes #traderjoesseafood #fishingboats #commercialfishing #eatwild #knowyourfisherman #fishingvessel #commercialfisherman #lobsterlife #wildcaughtfish #wildcaughtseafood #localfisherman #commercialfishingpics #eatlocalseafood #commercialfisherman #commercialfishingboat #americanseafood #commercialfishingfamily #commercialfishingindustry #partnerofacommercialfisherman #commercialfishingwoman #pcfishermen #pcfisherman #pocfishermen #pocfisherman #pocf
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#7: When you date a commercial fisherman, each reunion after a long season gives you that butterflies-in-the-stomach feeling you had on the first day you met.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
You’ll notice his face is a bit scruffier, his hair is a bit longer, and his hands are a bit scarred from nets and traps.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
You’ll admire his body, more defined and muscular than the last time you saw him.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
You’ll realize that manual labor pays off for you both in more ways than one. (Am I right, ladies? 😜)⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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What do you and your fisherman like to do when he gets back from a long season?⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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#fishingboats #commercialfishing #eatwild #knowyourfisherman #fishingvessel #commercialfisherman #lobsterlife #wildcaughtfish #wildcaughtseafood #localfisherman #commercialfishingpics #eatlocalseafood #commercialfisherman #commercialfishingboat #americanseafood #commercialfishingfamily #commercialfishingindustry #partnerofacommercialfisherman #commercialfishingwoman #pcfishermen #pcfisherman #pocfishermen #pocfisherman #pocf
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Y'all: @TraderJoes has at least 9 wild-caught seafood items caught by American fishermen! Hell yeah! And since Chris commercially fishes sockeye salmon in Bristol Bay, Alaska, each summer, the fish in this can may have been caught by Chris.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Just think! Every American wild-caught seafood item you buy in a grocery store may have been caught by the men and women you've met on this feed. Now that's quality seafood & money well spent!
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9 US Wild-Caught seafood items from Trader's is on meganwaldrep.com. Link in bio! 🐟⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Speaking of, how do you prepare your fave seafood dish?🤔⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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#fishingboats #commercialfishing #eatwild #knowyourfisherman #fishingvessel #commercialfisherman #lobsterlife #wildcaughtfish #wildcaughtseafood #localfisherman #commercialfishingpics #eatlocalseafood #commercialfisherman #commercialfishingboat #americanseafood #commercialfishingfamily #commercialfishingindustry #partnerofacommercialfisherman #commercialfishingwoman #pcfishermen #pcfisherman #pocfishermen #pocfisherman #pocf
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I get nervous when writing about commercial fishing bc after 5 years of dating a fisherman, I still feel like a newbie. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
But now that Chris fishes near our home port, I'm starting to connect the dots. It makes a big difference when you see your partner every week rather than a big catch-up sesh after a long summer season in Alaska. The details of commercial fishing life work better in small doses, but it's easy to say I'm still in the dark for the majority of fishing life.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
BUT! That’s why we’re here! To learn from each other and whisper inaudible “WTFs” when we don’t know WTH is going on. My goal is to break it down for you so even the newbies (like me) can understand! Honestly, interviewing those in the industry helps break it down bc I sometimes zone out when Chris tells me. 😬⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
This is a piece on the Santa Barbara seafood company @gethookedseafood. Get Hooked is a dock-to-table seafood delivery service that buys from local fishermen to give customers a wide variety of bounty from the sea! First published in the @MontecitoJournal magazine, check it out ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
🐟on the blog now!🐟 at meganwaldrep.com!⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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#fishingboats #commercialfishing #eatwild #knowyourfisherman #fishingvessel #commercialfisherman #lobsterlife #wildcaughtfish #wildcaughtseafood #localfisherman #commercialfishingpics #eatlocalseafood #commercialfisherman #commercialfishingboat #americanseafood #commercialfishingfamily #commercialfishingindustry #partnerofacommercialfisherman #commercialfishingwoman #pcfishermen #pcfisherman #pocfishermen #pocfisherman #pocf
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Would this job appeal to you? ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
- Repetitive tasks⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
- Standing for long hours⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
- The smell of fish all. day. long in cold wet environments. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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In the BILLION-dollar seafood industry, 50% of workers are women & many of them do jobs just like this.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
These hard-working women are grossly underrepresented in the seafood industry, but SAGE @seafood_and_gender_equality is here to change that.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Read more at meganwaldrep.com or link in bio!⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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#seafoodandgenderequality⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
#commercialfishing #eatwild #knowyourfisherman #commercialfisherman #lobsterlife #wildcaughtfish #wildcaughtseafood #commercialfishingpics #eatlocalseafood #commercialfishingboat #commercialfishingindustry #partnerofacommercialfisherman #commercialfishingwoman #pcfishermen #pcfisherman #pocfishermen #pocfisherman⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Photo by Nguyen Dang Hoang Nhu
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I wore this in our engagement photos. 😂 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Happy Monday, y'all!⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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#fishingboats #commercialfishing #eatwild #knowyourfisherman #fishingvessel #commercialfisherman #lobsterlife #wildcaughtfish #wildcaughtseafood #localfisherman #commercialfishingpics #eatlocalseafood #commercialfisherman #commercialfishingboat #americanseafood #commercialfishingfamily #commercialfishingindustry #partnerofacommercialfisherman #commercialfishingwoman #pcfishermen #pcfisherman #pocfishermen #pocfisherman #pocf
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Seafood processing is a middle step between fishermen and your dinner plate. Cold, wet, repetitive, hard f*cking work, I learned through @seafood_and_gender_equality (or SAGE) that around 85% of people who do it are women, mostly foreign-born bc US-born workers aren't willing to take on the work.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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It's a side of the industry that isn't recognized, but SAGE dedicates its powers to turn that around. A full Q&A w/ founder Julie Kuchepatov is on meganwaldre.com. "SAGE: Help Women & Environ. w/ Seafood? Read This" is online now.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
🐟Link in Bio!🐟⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
📸 via SAGE ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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#seafoodsmize #seaquality #genderequality #seafoodprocessing #fishprocessing #womeninseafood #fishingboats #commercialfishing #eatwild #knowyourfisherman #fishingvessel #commercialfisherman #lobsterlife #wildcaughtfish #wildcaughtseafood #localfisherman #commercialfishingpics #eatlocalseafood #commercialfisherman #commercialfishingboat #americanseafood #commercialfishingfamily #commercialfishingindustry #partnerofacommercialfisherman #commercialfishingwoman #pcfishermen #pcfisherman #pocfishermen #pocfisherman #pocf
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Can't believe I didn't shop this before: U.S. Wild-caught seafood at @traderjoes that's *affordable!* (bc isn't that why we love Trader's so much?)⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
A list of American seafood items you can snag on your next TJ run is on meganwaldrep.com. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
🐟Link in bio!🐟 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Would you or do you buy seafood at Trader Joe's?🤔⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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#traderjoes #traderjoesseafood #fishingboats #commercialfishing #eatwild #knowyourfisherman #fishingvessel #commercialfisherman #lobsterlife #wildcaughtfish #wildcaughtseafood #localfisherman #commercialfishingpics #eatlocalseafood #commercialfisherman #commercialfishingboat #americanseafood #commercialfishingfamily #commercialfishingindustry #partnerofacommercialfisherman #commercialfishingwoman #pcfishermen #pcfisherman #pocfishermen #pocfisherman #pocf
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