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"...my grandmother worked at the packing houses and the shucking houses, and I've gotten the verbal history of it, like my grandmother's stories about the ladies singing church hymns while they were shucking oysters and picking crabs. And she can still pick craps faster than anybody in my family!" – Imani Black of Minorities in Aquaculture @mia_npo

The industry's unsung heroes are the people of color who have been the *root* of harvesting seafood since before our country was a country, and Imani's family legacy goes waaaaaay back to oystering the Chesapeake Bay. In our Q&A, we chat about how Imani she's using MIA to educate and promote minority women in aquaculture. "Women are just so powerful, intelligent, creative, and skilled in so many different ways that I wanted to target specifically the people – women – that aren't in the history books."

I loved this interview, and I hope you do, too. 5-Minutes with Imani Black is on meganwaldrep.com (link in bio!) 🦪

#aquaculture #oysters #chesapeakbay #marylandseafood #maryland #crab #oystershucking #minoritiesinaquacutlure #mia #partnersofcommercialfishermen

It's bonkers to think how many people handled this oyster for a Chanel photoshoot – the oysterman, *the partner of an oysterman, the oysterman's family, crew, sellers, buyers, processors, distributors, and so many others that make up an invisible team to keep seafood in supply. People we'd never stop to think.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
The best part of running a blog for POCFs is putting a face to the people of the seafood industry – and I would love to hear from you! Please tag or write in all the seafood markets, fishing families, and businesses that we should know about. Shout them out in the comments, and let's show some love! (...and give a follow! I'll start...)👇🏽⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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POCF vibes via @Chanel 💎⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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#seafoodindustry #commercialfishingindustry #oysters #fashion #partnersofcommercialfishermen #pocf

When I discovered that @kristina_moore_author, who is a member of our @pocfishermen_ group wrote a book, I was like QUEEN-SH*T & how the hell did you do it while being a full-time mom and a partner of a commercial fisherman? We need to know! (Kristina spills the deets on meganwaldrep.com - link in bio)! 🐟

This is a clip from my recent interview with @bri.dwyer about balancing a creative career through the on-and-off season, and all the quirks that go with it. Speaking of, Creatives out there: how would you explain your artistic life to someone in a different field (let’s say, commercial fishing 😉🤔)?

#goals #publishedauthor #writersofinstagram #partnersofcommercialfishermen #pocf #commercialfishing

My sister: “I bet you’re so happy now that Chris is back! How’s it been?”
Me: “Yeah!m, it’s been…interesting.”

What can I say? Your partner is gone for a while, and you get used to doing stuff with him. Or having the whole bathroom counter to yourself, not to mention a bed.
So, I mentally prepared, read books, researched and remembered to breathe as Chris reentered my world again. I was zen AF…until I realized, he might want some space from me! The nerve! (I’m just playin’, but damn, it kind of stung a little.)
The final Chapter of the Diary of a POCF is on meganwaldrep.com. Would love to know how/if you can relate to the awkward transition that is a “reunion.” It ain’t like the movies.

Thank you all for following along this journey! Writing the Diary had been so fulfilling, and I’m down to do more series if you’re into it. As always, thank you for being here! I ❤️‍🔥 our community!!

#commercialfishing #alaskafishing #bristolbay #fishermanswife #partnersofcommercialfishermen #pocf #diaryofapocf

Just think: every time you eat wild-caught salmon, Chris may have caught it! I never thought of the people who actually caught the fish until Chris and I started dating. Little did I know of all the tenders, processors, buyers, sellers, and families behind each catch! @bri.dwyer is the Queen of capturing Bristol Bay life, and this collage really puts a seafood snack into perspective.

Behold my favorite go-to lunch, all from @traderjoes (but you can find similar items elsewhere):
🐟Smoked salmon
🥖French bread
🧀Cambozola cheese
🤘🏽So satisfying and nutritious!

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: Thursday at 12:30 PST/3:30 EST, I’m doing an *Instagram Live* with our girl Bri Dwyer! Our topic is, How to balance a career while dating/engaged/married to a commercial fishermen. All questions welcome! I’ll promote more this week, but this is the official heads up! Hope you can make it!!!

#commercialfishing #wildcaught #sockeyesalmon #traderjoes #smokedsalmon #partnersofcommercialfishermen #pocf

Remember the Easy AF Seafood Salad You Can’t Mess Up in my Insta Reels and blog a while ago? It’s now in @foodhomemag_sb! 🥳
Thrilled to be the new seafood columnist for Food + Home where I can shed a light on local Central California fisheries and hopefully bring new seafood lovers into the fold…and you know I slip some POCF stuff in there, too. (The first column is case in point. 💁🏻‍♀️)
I’m excited to try more California seafood when I meet Chris out there in a few weeks. Until then, I guess I’ll survive on Carolina fish, shrimp, and crab. Can’t complain 🤤😆
This recipe is a go-to for leftover fish when you’re not sure what to do with it. (I use spiny lobster during the season.) Oh, and it takes 5 minutes to make. Sign me the F up!
What other ideas do you have for leftovers? 🤔 Always good to keep a few recipes up the sleeves 😉.

Happy hump day, y’all!

#seafoodlover #centralcalifornia #foodandhomemagazine #writersofinstagram #fishtales #partnersofcommercialfishermen #pocf

Chris’s return home was short, sweet, and maybe a little sour at times, if I’m being honest. (Which means Diary of a POCF Chp 5 will be juicy! 🎭)

Its funny bc Chp 4 came out the day before Chris got back, and after it went live, I wondered if I said too much.😬

I hadn’t been this vulnerable with writing since I moved to WA with Chris and got depressed as hell. I wrote my @ihearterose column in “real time,” and a few readers sent emails, telling me to run and that I was in a “temporary relationship.” That threw me for a f*cking loop bc I was a raw nerve, publishing my feelings before I could even process.
And, boom. Here we go again.

Welcome to the Diary of a POCF.

It’s been a little stressful, revealing all the dirt as it stands. But in order to give you the full picture, I have to share the good, the bad, the WTF.
I know other POCFs have to deal with longer absences than the month we recently had. But we’ve done the 5 month separation once, and I can tell you the emotions are the same: Sadness, freedom, longing, joy, worrying, contentment are just part of the POCF lifestyle. Chapter 5 comes out Sunday, and I’ve taken notes since he stepped off the plane. It’s been a ride, let me tell you what. But that’s how it goes! Every year is different, yet the same.

How many more days or weeks until your fisherman comes home? How do y’all handle the transition?

*adorable child is our nephew, Mac 🥰 @cline17 💕

#commercialfishingindustry #commercialfisherman #partnersofcommercialfishermen #pocf #diaryofapocf

"...my grandmother worked at the packing houses and the shucking houses, and I've gotten the verbal history of it, like my grandmother's stories about the ladies singing church hymns while they were shucking oysters and picking crabs. And she can still pick craps faster than anybody in my family!" – Imani Black of Minorities in Aquaculture @mia_npo

The industry's unsung heroes are the people of color who have been the *root* of harvesting seafood since before our country was a country, and Imani's family legacy goes waaaaaay back to oystering the Chesapeake Bay. In our Q&A, we chat about how Imani she's using MIA to educate and promote minority women in aquaculture. "Women are just so powerful, intelligent, creative, and skilled in so many different ways that I wanted to target specifically the people – women – that aren't in the history books."

I loved this interview, and I hope you do, too. 5-Minutes with Imani Black is on meganwaldrep.com (link in bio!) 🦪

#aquaculture #oysters #chesapeakbay #marylandseafood #maryland #crab #oystershucking #minoritiesinaquacutlure #mia #partnersofcommercialfishermen

It's bonkers to think how many people handled this oyster for a Chanel photoshoot – the oysterman, *the partner of an oysterman, the oysterman's family, crew, sellers, buyers, processors, distributors, and so many others that make up an invisible team to keep seafood in supply. People we'd never stop to think.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
The best part of running a blog for POCFs is putting a face to the people of the seafood industry – and I would love to hear from you! Please tag or write in all the seafood markets, fishing families, and businesses that we should know about. Shout them out in the comments, and let's show some love! (...and give a follow! I'll start...)👇🏽⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
POCF vibes via @Chanel 💎⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
#seafoodindustry #commercialfishingindustry #oysters #fashion #partnersofcommercialfishermen #pocf

When I discovered that @kristina_moore_author, who is a member of our @pocfishermen_ group wrote a book, I was like QUEEN-SH*T & how the hell did you do it while being a full-time mom and a partner of a commercial fisherman? We need to know! (Kristina spills the deets on meganwaldrep.com - link in bio)! 🐟

This is a clip from my recent interview with @bri.dwyer about balancing a creative career through the on-and-off season, and all the quirks that go with it. Speaking of, Creatives out there: how would you explain your artistic life to someone in a different field (let’s say, commercial fishing 😉🤔)?

#goals #publishedauthor #writersofinstagram #partnersofcommercialfishermen #pocf #commercialfishing

My sister: “I bet you’re so happy now that Chris is back! How’s it been?”
Me: “Yeah!m, it’s been…interesting.”

What can I say? Your partner is gone for a while, and you get used to doing stuff with him. Or having the whole bathroom counter to yourself, not to mention a bed.
So, I mentally prepared, read books, researched and remembered to breathe as Chris reentered my world again. I was zen AF…until I realized, he might want some space from me! The nerve! (I’m just playin’, but damn, it kind of stung a little.)
The final Chapter of the Diary of a POCF is on meganwaldrep.com. Would love to know how/if you can relate to the awkward transition that is a “reunion.” It ain’t like the movies.

Thank you all for following along this journey! Writing the Diary had been so fulfilling, and I’m down to do more series if you’re into it. As always, thank you for being here! I ❤️‍🔥 our community!!

#commercialfishing #alaskafishing #bristolbay #fishermanswife #partnersofcommercialfishermen #pocf #diaryofapocf

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