Episode 268: "Seafood Choices & Monterey Bay Aquarium"

Episode 268: "Seafood Choices & Monterey Bay Aquarium"

From The Edible Valley Podcast by The Edible Valley Podcast

March 2, 2026 · 18 min · Episode 268

About this episode

This episode explores seafood sustainability and features an interview with Shawn Cronin from the Monterey Bay Aquarium.

Seafood is central to life on Vancouver Island. It shapes our identity, supports livelihoods, drives tourism, and connects us to generations of culinary tradition. From wild Pacific salmon and halibut to spot prawns and shellfish, the ocean plays a defining role in our region’s cuisine. In this episode of the Edible Valley Podcast, we explore the choices behind the seafood we serve and consume, and what it truly means to make sustainable decisions https://youtu.be/D434Lmwy8I8 During a trip to the San Francisco Bay Area to cover Super Bowl 60 for their other show, The F3 Podcast, which focuses on football, fantasy football, and food, hosts Erin and Jonathan had the opportunity to visit the Monterey Bay Aquarium. The visit followed an introduction made at the BC Chefs Table Cook Camp featured in Episode 255, Cooks Camp 2025, the previous September. It provided the perfect opportunity to bring an important seafood sustainability conversation back to the Edible Valley audience. The episode features an interview with Shawn Cronin from the Monterey Bay Aquarium. Listeners learn how the Aquarium’s Seafood Watch program began, how it evaluates fisheries and aquaculture operations, what…

People in this episode

Hosts: Erin, Jonathan

Guest: Shawn Cronin

Topics covered

  • seafood sustainability
  • Monterey Bay Aquarium
  • culinary tradition
  • Pacific waters
  • local economy

Keywords

  • seafood
  • sustainability
  • Monterey Bay Aquarium
  • Pacific salmon
  • culinary tradition
  • fisheries
  • aquaculture

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Monterey Bay Aquarium

Places: Vancouver Island, San Francisco Bay Area, Comox Valley

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