Seafood

Most seafood and freshwater fish is low in fat and high in protein. Harvesting and consuming fish and seafood are ancient practices dating back 40,000 years! In the United States, the most common species eaten are tuna and salmon. The most commons species of fish caught in the Gulf of Maine are haddock, cod, pollock, monkfish, mackerel and redfish. Other New England harvested seafood includes lobster, clams, crab, squid, and kelp, while aquaculture is used to produce mussels and oysters.

This webpage includes a variety of educational materials, activities, recipes, and more about seafood for use at home, in youth or family programming, in the classroom, and in the cafeteria. For more New Hampshire Harvest of the Month resources for October, click here.

Home Kit for Seafood

Teacher, families, youth programs, and anyone
interested in incorporating seafood into activities,
meals, and learning can use this home kit. This kit includes information, cooking tips, recipes,
mini-activities, and more.

Download here

Poster for Seafood

Display your love for seafood! Download the
New Hampshire Harvest of the Month poster at the
link below. The file is in PDF format and is sized to
print on 11×19 inch paper.

Download here

Videos about Seafood

Meet the New England’s Fishermen, New England Young Fishermen’s Alliance

Books about Seafood

How the Oysters Saved the Bay by Jeff Dombek
An Incredible Journey by Alicia Keefe
and Anke Gladnick
Surrounded by Sea: Life on a New England
Fishing Island by Gail Gibbons
The Little Fisherman by Margaret Wise Brown

Lesson Plan for Seafood

Developed in partnership with UNH Extension, NH Farm to School, and the UNH Education department, the Harvest Lessons lesson plan and curricular activities can be used by education professionals to incorporate seafood into dynamic, long-lasting learning in the classroom and other education-based settings.

Download here